Phthalocyanines and related compounds: XLV. Nucleophilic substitution of chlorine in tetrachlorophthalonitrile: Synthesis of aryloxy-aubstituted phthalonitriles and phthalocyanines derived from them

Nucleophilic substitution of chlorine in tetrachlorophthalonitrile by the reaction with aryloxy anions is studied. Depending on the reactant ratio, the products of substitution of one, two, and/or three chlorine atoms are formed. Their tetramerization gives aryloxychloro-substituted phthalocyanines having the absorption band in the near-IR range.