Extremely Photostable Electron‐Deficient Phthalocyanines that Generate High Levels of Singlet Oxygen

Invited for the cover of this issue is the group of Taniyuki Furuyama at Kanazawa University. The image depicts photostable electron‐withdrawing group substituted phthalocyanine against singlet oxygen. Read the full text of the article at 10.1002/chem.201805082. “We succeeded in achieving a balance between high levels of singlet oxygen generation and high photostability, using carefully designed phthalocyanines.” Read more about the story behind the cover in the Cover Profile and about the research itself on page 1678 ff. (DOI: 10.1002/chem.201805082).