Zinc phthalocyanine

Description	Zinc (II) phthalocyanine (ZnPc) complexes show photosensitizing properties. Phthalocyanines show significant Π−Π interactions and easy formation of H aggregates.
IUPAC Name	Zinc;2,11,20,29,37,39-hexaza-38,40-diazanidanonacyclo[28.6.1.13,10.112,19.121,28.04,9.013,18.022,27.031,36]tetraconta-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19(39),20,22,24,26,28,30(37),31,33,35-nonadecaene
Molecular Weight	577.9
Molecular Formula	C32H16N8Zn
Canonical SMILES	C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C3=NC4=NC(=NC5=C6C=CC=CC6=C([N-]5)N=C7C8=CC=CC=C8C(=N7)N=C2[N-]3)C9=CC=CC=C94.[Zn+2]
InChI	InChI=1S/C32H16N8.Zn/c1-2-10-18-17(9-1)25-33-26(18)38-28-21-13-5-6-14-22(21)30(35-28)40-32-24-16-8-7-15-23(24)31(36-32)39-29-20-12-4-3-11-19(20)27(34-29)37-25;/h1-16H;/q-2;+2
InChI Key	PODBBOVVOGJETB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Melting Point	357 °C
Purity	99%
Appearance	Powder
Application	Zinc phthalocyanine finds general applications in industry (catalysts, photoconductors etc) and biomedical (photodynamic therapy, PDT). ZnPc may be used to photooxidise cyclohexane. A study reports functionalization of polymer membrane with ZnPc.
Storage	Store under inert gas
BeilsteinREAXYS Number	4121852
Composition	Dye content, 97%
EC Number	238-262-5
Form	ITO/ZnPc:P60 (1:1)/Bphen/Ag[5]• Short-circuit current density (Jsc): 11.7 mA/cm² • Open-circuit voltage (Voc): 0.54 V• Fill Factor (FF): 0.62• Power Conversion Efficiency (PCE): 3.9 %
MDL Number	MFCD00041955
OPV Device Performance	ITO/ZnPc:P60 (1:1)/Bphen/Ag • Short-circuit current density (Jsc): 11.7 mA/cm² • Open-circuit voltage (Voc): 0.54 V • Fill Factor (FF): 0.62 • Power Conversion Efficiency (PCE): 3.9 %
Orbital Energy	HOMO 5.17 eV (CV)
Packaging	5, 25 g in glass bottle
Quality Level	100