Soluble alkyl (
II,
8a,b), fluoroalkyl (
4a), and fluoroalkoxy (
4b,c,
8c) 1,(4)- or 2,(3)-substitutedphthalocyaninato- and linear 2,(3)- and angular 1,(2)-annulated naphthalocyaninatotitaniu
m(IV) oxides
10,
12, and
14 were synthesized and characterized with regard to their spectroscopic, photophysical, andphotoche
mical properties. While alkyl- and fluoroalkoxy-substituted co
mpounds are highly soluble in nonpolarsolvents, e.g., hexane, fluoroalkyl-substituted co
mpounds are better soluble in polar aprotic solvents such asacetone. The stability against photooxidation in solution is enhanced on going fro
m alkylated phthalocyanines1,(4)-(C
5H
11)
8PcTiO (
8a), 1,(4)-(C
6H
13)
8PcTiO (
8b), and 2,(3)-(C
4H
9)
8PcTiO (
II) to fluorinated phthalocyanines2,(3)-(CF
3)
4PcTiO (
4a), 2,(3)-(CF
3CH
2O)
4PcTiO (
4b), and 2,(3)-(CF
3CH
2O)
8PcTiO (
4c), fro
m phthalocyaninesto naphthalocyanines (
tert-butyl)
4-2,(3)-NcTiO (
10), 1,(2)-NcTiO (
12), and (
tert-butyl)
4-1,(2)-NcTiO (
14), andon going fro
m 2,(3)-substituted
4a-
c to 1,(4)-substituted phthalocyanines
8a-
c. Thin fil
ms of these co
mpounds,prepared by either vacuu
m deposition or spin casting, are classified into three types according to increasinginter
molecular
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ms, characterized by absence of exciton splitting, are for
medfro
m 1,(4)-substituted phthalocyanines
8a-
c. These fil
ms show low dark conductivities and photoconductivitiesand are considerably sensitive to photooxidation. Type
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ms, characterized by weak exciton splitting, arefor
med fro
m fluorinated phthalocyanines
4a-
c as well as fro
m rapidly deposited 2,(3)-substituted phthalocyanines
II and the unsubstituted PcTiO (
I). These fil
ms show enhanced photoconductivity and are generally
more stable against photooxidation than type
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ms. Type
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ms, for
med by slow deposition of
II, 10 andunsubstituted phthalocyanine
I, are classified by a largely red-shifted B-band absorbing in the near-IR. Thesefil
ms are highly photosensitive as well as stabilized against photooxidation. Steady-state photoconductivitiesand dark conductivities in thin fil
ms are strongly dependent on oxygen partial pressure. Alkylated PcTiO'ssuch as
8a,
8b, and
II are found to be p-type conductors (positive oxygen influence on conductivities) likeunsubstituted PcTiO (
I), whereas angularly annulated naphthalocyanines such as
12 and
14 as well as fluorinatedPcTiO's
4a-
c are n-type conductors (negative oxygen influence on conductivity). These findings arerationalized by co
mparison with experi
mental and theoretical literature data.