Microwave assisted synthesis of metal-free phthalocyanine and metallophthalocyanines

The metal-free phthalocyanine and metallophthalocyanine complexes of Cu, Co, Ni, Fe, Zn, Pd, Pt and Ru are easily prepared upon exposure to microwave irradiation and reaction times are reduced from several hours to a few minutes. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.