Density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) calculation were adopted to study the structures and properties of metal-free and magnesium tetrathieno[2,3-b]porphyrazine (TTPPzH 2 and TTPPzMg) using B3LYP method with the 6-31G(d) basis set. A comparison of the geometrical structures, atomic charges, molecular orbitals, UV-vis spectra and infrared (IR) spectra among tetrathieno[2,3-b]porphyrazine (TTPPzH 2 ), phthalocyanine (H 2 Pc) and porphyrazine (H 2 Pz) compounds was performed. The substituent effect of the thiophene heterocycle for electron-donating on the structures and properties of these compounds has been discussed. Compared with other atoms, the charge distribution of C atoms adjacent to the sulfur atom is significantly influenced by the thiophene heterocycle substituents. The enlargement of the HOMO-LUMO gaps from H 2 Pc and MgPc to TTPPzH 2 and TTPPzMg is at the origin of the observed blue shift of the Q band when moving from H 2 Pc to TTPPzH 2 compounds. Special emphasis has been devoted to the strongest B bands for TTPPzH 2 compounds which show red shift due to the large destabilization of the lower lying occupied orbitals compared with the corresponding B bands of H 2 Pc compounds. With the assistance of animated pictures produced on the basis of the normal coordinates, the significant peaks and vibration modes in the IR spectra of all the compounds were assigned and analyzed. tetrathieno[2,3-b]porphyrazine, DFT method, molecular structure, UV-vis spectra, IR spectra