Pyroles, indole, imidazole, and a pyrazole were treated with 3,4-dibromobenzenesulfonyl chloride to form 3,4-dibromobenzenesulfonamides. The l-(3,4-dibromophenylsulfonyl)pyrrole and I -(3,4-dibromophenylsullonyl)indole were stable to CUCN iu DMF to produce l{3,4-dioyanophenylsulfonyl)pynole and l-(3.4-dicyanophenylsulfbnyl)indole, which upon treatment rvith ammonia in 2-N,,V-dimethylaminoethanol gave the protected phthalocyanine-2,9,16,23-tetrasulfonamides. Base cleavage of these sulfonamides yielded the free acids. A mixed conclensation of 4,5-diheptylphthalonitrile and 1-(3,4-dicyanophenylsulfonyl)pynole gave 9,10,16.17,23,24-hexakis(1-heptyl)-2-(lpyrrolylsulfonyl)phthalocyanine. Cleavage of the latter yielded the lithium salt of the monosulfonic acid.Ke"v words: sulfonic acid blocking groups, phthalocyanine sulfonic acids, l-(3,4-dicyanophenylsulfonyl)pynole, I -(3,4-dicyanophenyl sulfonyl)indole. 2). Although phthalocyanine -2,9,1 6,23 -tetr asulfonic acid is commercially available as a mixtufe of isomers, it has been shown that phthalocyanine-2-sulfonic acid ard plrthalocyanine-2,9-disulfonic acid are more effective for direct cell kill (3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)