47822-79-7

Basic information

• Product Name: aluminum phthalocyanine
• Synonyms: Aluminium phthalocyanine
• CAS NO: 47822-79-7
• Molecular Formula: C32H16AlN8+
• Molecular Weight: 539.504578
• Mol File: 47822-79-7.mol
• Article Data: 1

Chemical Properties

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• CAS DataBase Reference: aluminum phthalocyanine(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: aluminum phthalocyanine(47822-79-7)
• EPA Substance Registry System: aluminum phthalocyanine(47822-79-7)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 47822-79-7(Hazardous Substances Data)

Usage

General Description

Aluminum phthalocyanine is a synthetic organic compound that belongs to the family of metal phthalocyanines. It is a blue-green colored pigment, often used in the formulation of paints, inks, and coatings. It has a high thermal stability and lightfastness, making it suitable for outdoor use. Additionally, aluminum phthalocyanine has been studied for its potential use in various technical applications, such as in the development of photodynamic therapy for cancer treatment, due to its ability to produce reactive oxygen species when irradiated with light. Overall, aluminum phthalocyanine is a versatile chemical with a wide range of industrial and medical applications.

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Relevant articles and documents

Sulphonated phthalocyanines as effective oxidation photocatalysts for visible and UV light regions

Attention was paid to the synthesis, chemical modification (sulphonation), characterisation and practical catalytic utilisation of metal free phthalocyanine and a series of phthalocyanines (PHCs) with Zn, Al, Si, Co, Ni, Cu and Ti central atoms. These organometallic compounds are referred to as highly active species due to their ability to produce singlet oxygen upon energy absorption. Photocatalytic efficiency of the prepared PHCs was tested in a model oxidation of 4-chlorophenol under illumination with visible and UV light in agreement with location of their distinctive absorption bands in both these regions. It was shown that different types of phthalocyanines revealed very different photocatalytic activities and only those with a long life-time of the excited triplet states (ZnPHC, SiPHC, AlPHC) effectively interacted with molecular oxygen to form the reactive singlet oxygen. The indispensable role of constant pH (～10) was also clarified in separate experiments. Determined values of quantum yields for reactions carried out in the UV region were always higher than for reactions induced by the visible light.