Phthalocyanine Blue BN

Phthalocyanine Blue BN
Names
IUPAC name
(29H,31H-phthalocyaninato(2−)-N29,N30,N31,N32)copper(II)
Other names
Monastral blue, phthalo blue, thalo blue
Identifiers
Properties
C32H16CuN8
Molar mass 576.08 g·mol−1
Appearance dark blue solid
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references
Phthalo Blue
 
Phthalocyanine blue pigment powder
    Color coordinates
Hex triplet #000f89
sRGBB  (r, g, b) (0, 15, 137)
CMYKH   (c, m, y, k) (100, 98, 16, 14)
HSV       (h, s, v) (233°, 100%, 54%)
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B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

Phthalocyanine Blue BN, also called by many names (EINECS 205-685-1), is a bright, crystalline, synthetic blue pigment from the group of phthalocyanine dyes. Its brilliant blue is frequently used in paints and dyes. It is highly valued for its superior properties such as light fastness, tinting strength, covering power and resistance to the effects of alkalis and acids. It has the appearance of a blue powder, insoluble in water and most solvents.

History

CuPc was first prepared in 1927 by the reaction of copper(I) cyanide and o-dibromobenzene, with the apparent intent of preparing phthalonitrile. A couple of years later, workers at Scottish obtained CuPc, FePc, and NiPc from reactions of phthalic anhydride and ammonia. Specifically at the ICI phthalimide plant, a blue contaminant was traced to a by-product formed when the phthalimide reacted with trace amounts of iron from the metal reactor. The chemist took samples of this blue and using sulfuric acid as a solvent, managed to produce a workable pigment. These leads led to the blue pigment sold under the trade name Monastral. Industrial produced commenced in 1935 at ICI, I.G. Farbenindustrie, and DuPont.[1]

Difficulty was experienced in forming stable dispersions with the first alpha forms, especially in mixtures with rutile Titanium, where the blue pigment tended to flocculate. The beta form was more stable, as was the improved stabilized alpha form. Today, there are even more isomeric forms available.

Synonyms and trade names

The substance, chemical name (29H,31H-phthalocyaninato(2−)-N29,N30,N31,N32)copper(II) (or copper phthalocyanine),[2] is also known as monastral blue, phthalo blue, helio blue, thalo blue, Winsor blue, phthalocyanine blue, C.I. Pigment Blue 15:2, Copper phthalocyanine blue, Copper tetrabenzoporphyrazine, Cu-Phthaloblue, PB-15, PB-36, C.I. 74160, and British Rail Blue. Numerous other trade names and synonyms exist.[3] The abbreviation "CuPc" is also used.[4]

Applications

Catalysis

Metal phthalocyanines have long been examined as catalysts for redox reactions. Areas of interest are the oxygen reduction reaction and the sweetening of gas streams by removal of hydrogen sulfide.

Colorant

Due to its stability, phthalo blue is also used in inks, coatings, and many plastics. The pigment is insoluble and has no tendency to migrate in the material. It is a standard pigment used in printing ink and the packaging industry. Industrial production was of the order of 10,000 tonnes pa in the 1980–90s in Japan alone.[3] The pigment is the highest volume pigment produced.[5]

All major artists' pigment manufacturers produce variants of copper phthalocyanine, designated color index PB15 (blue) and color indexes PG7 and PG36 (green).

A common component on the artist's palette, phthalo blue is a cool blue with a bias towards green. It has intense tinting strength and easily overpowers the mix when combined with other colors. It is a transparent staining color and can be applied using glazing techniques.

This colour is also present in Lidl's Dentalux Total Care Plus toothpaste, listed as the final ingredient.

Research

Although never commercialized, CuPc has often been investigated in the context of molecular electronics. It is well suited for organic solar cells because of its high chemical stability and uniform growth.[6][7][8] CuPc usually plays the role of the electron donor in donor/acceptor based solar cells. One of the most common donor/acceptor architectures is CuPc/C60 (buckminsterfullerene) which rapidly became a model system for the study of small organic molecules.[9][10] Photon to electron conversion efficiency in such system reaches approximately 5%.

CuPc has been investigated as a component of organic field-effect transistors.[11] Copper Phthalocyanine (CuPc) has been suggested for data storage in quantum computing, due to the length of time its electrons can remain in superposition.[12]

The compound has also been investigated in the context of quantum computing.[13] CuPc can be easily processed into a thin film for use in device fabrication, which makes it an attractive qubit candidate.[14]

CuPc derivatives

Approximately 25% of all artificial organic pigments are phthalocyanine derivatives.[15] Copper phthalocyanine (CuPc) dyes are produced by introducing solubilizing groups, such as one or more sulfonic acid functions. These dyes find extensive use in various areas of textile dyeing (Direct dyes for cotton), for spin dyeing and in the paper industry. Direct blue 86 is the sodium salt of CuPc-sulfonic acid, whereas direct blue 199 is the quaternary ammonium salt of the CuPc-sulfonic acid. The quaternary ammonium salts of these sulfonic acids are used as solvent dyes because of their solubility in organic solvents, e.g. Solvent Blue 38 and Solvent Blue 48. The dye derived from cobalt phthalocyanine and an amine is Phthalogen Dye IBN. 1,3-Diiminoisoindolene, the intermediate formed during phthalocyanine manufacture, used in combination with a copper salt affords the dye GK 161. Phthalocyanine Blue BN is also used as a source material for manufacture of Phthalocyanine Green G.

Structure, reactivity and properties

Portion of crystal structure of CuPc, highlighting its slipped-stack packing motif.[16]

Phthalocyanine blue is a complex of copper(II) with the conjugate base of phthalocyanine, i.e. Cu2+Pc2-. The description is analogous to that for copper porphyrins, which are also formally derived by double deprotonation of porphyrins. CuPc belongs to the D4h point group. It is paramagnetic with one unpaired electron per molecule.

The substance is practically insoluble in water (< 0.1 g/100 ml at 20 °C (68 °F)),[2] but soluble in concentrated sulfuric acid.[3] Density of the solid is ~1.6 g/cm3.[3] The color is due to a π-π* electronic transition, with λmax ~ 610 nm.[17]

Crystalline phases

CuPc crystallizes in various forms (polymorphs). Five different polymorphs have been identified:[18][19][20][21] phases α, β, ŋ, ɣ and x. The two most common structures in CuPc are the β phase and the metastable α phase. Those phases can be distinguished by the overlap of their neighboring molecules. The α phase has a larger overlap and thus, a smaller Cu-Cu spacing (~ 3.8 Å) compare to the β phase (~ 4.8 Å).[22]

Toxicity and hazards

The compound is non-biodegradeable, but not toxic to fish or plants.[3] No specific dangers have been associated with this compound.[23] Oral LD50 in mammals is estimated to be greater than 5 g per kg, with no ill effects found at that level of ingestion,[3] for chronic ingestion levels of concern were found to occur at 0.2 g/kg or greater.[3] No evidence indicates carcinogenic effects.[3] There is some evidence that exposure to phthalocyanines can cause serious birth defects in developing embryos.[24]

See also

References

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  2. 1 2 Copper phthalocyanine chemblink.com
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 COPPER PHTHALOCYANINE, CAS No.: 147-14-8 inchem.org
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  11. ↑ Chaidogiannos, G.; Petraki, F.; Glezos, N.; Kennou, S.; Nešpůrek, S. (2009). "Low voltage operating OFETs based on solution-processed metal phthalocyanines". Applied Physics A. 96 (3): 763. Bibcode:2009ApPhA..96..763C. doi:10.1007/s00339-009-5268-1.
  12. ↑ New material for quantum computing discovered out of the blue. phys.org. October 27, 2013
  13. ↑ Warner, Marc; et al. (October 26, 2013). "New Material for Quantum Computing Discovered Out of the Blue". Nature. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
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  15. ↑ Gerd Löbbert "Phthalocyanines" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, 2002, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. doi: 10.1002/14356007.a20_213.
  16. ↑ P.Erk, H.Hengelsberg, M.F.Haddow, R.van Gelder (2004). "The innovative momentum of crystal engineering". CrystEngComm. 6: 474. doi:10.1039/b409282a.
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  19. ↑ Jacques M., Assour (1965). "On the Polymorphic Modifications of Phthalocyanines". J. Phys. Chem. 69 (7): 2295–2299. doi:10.1021/j100891a026.
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