Subphthalocyanine
(SubPc) and its benzo ring-removed analogue,
subporphyrazine (SubPz), bearing 1,3-dithiole-2-one (S2CO) groups as a new class of substituents were synthesized. In addition
to the perturbed optical properties due to the presence of electron-withdrawing
S2CO units, the deep bowl-shaped structure of the SubPz
derivative allowed concave–convex interaction to form a unique
co-crystal structure with C60. Finally, using the reactivity
of the peripheral S2CO units, S2CO-fused SubPc
was successfully converted into tetrathiafulvalene (TTF)-annulated
SubPc in a yield higher than that of the direct synthesis from a TTF-fused
phthalonitrile.
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