“…Synthesis of mononuclear phthalocyanines, soluble in organic solvents Treatment of 4-nitrophthalonitrile (1) with 2-propanol (2), 2-methy I-I -propano1 (3), and 2,2-dimethyl-I-propanol(4) with potassium carbonate in dimethylformamide (DMF) in a useful modification (15) of published procedures (16,17) gave in some instances at high temperatures the unwanted by-products 4-hydroxyphthalonitrile (5) (18) and bis(3,4-dicyanopheny1)-ether (6), but at room temperature (15) the desired 4-isopropoxyphthalonitrile (7) (1 1, 15), 4-isobutoxyphthalonitrile (8), and 4-neopentoxyphthalonitrile (9) respectively in 69 to 87% yield. Phthalonitriles 7-9 were readily converted, using gaseous ammonia and sodium methoxide in methanol (19,20), to 5-isopropoxy-l,3-diiminoisoindoline (lo), 5-isobutoxy-1,3-diiminoisoindoline (11), and 5-neopentoxy-l,3-diiniinoisoindoline (12) respectively.…”