Nucleophilic substitution in 4-bromo-5-nitrophthalodinitrile: XV. Synthesis of bis-4,5-(phenylsulfanyl)phthalonitrile, octakis-4,5-(phenylsulfanyl)phthalocyanines, and their sulfo and alkylsulfamoyl derivatives

Novel water- and organic-soluble derivatives of octakis-4,5-(sulfanylphenyl)phthalocyanine and its magnesium and aluminum complexes were synthesized starting from 4,5-bis(phenylsulfanyl)phthalonitrile obtained by nucleophilic substitution of the bromine and nitro group in 4-bromo-5-nitrophthalonitrile. Spectral and luminescence characteristics of the newly synthesized compounds were studied.