The spectra and stabilities of alkoxyl-substituted phthalocyaninatometals

The stabilities of phthalocyaninatometals are reduced seriously by the substitution of bulky alkoxyl substituents. In the toluene, tetra-α-(2,2,4-trimethyl-3-pentoxy)phthalocyaninatometals can be decomposed by the benzoyl peroxide, and the order of decomposition rate sorted with the center metals is Fe > Co > Cu > Ni > Pd, which showed a consistency with the axial coordination abilities of the center metals.