Frequently Asked Questions
What is the meaning Phthalocyanine?
Phthalocyanine is a large, aromatic, macrocyclic, organic compound with the formula (C₈H₄N₂)₄H₂ and is of theoretical or specialized interest in chemical dyes and photoelectricity.
What is phthalocyanine used for?
Phthalocyanines are the second most important class of colorant, and copper phthalocyanine is the single largest-volume colorant sold. Traditional uses of phthalocyanine colorants are as blue and green pigments for automotive paints and printing inks and as blue/cyan dyes for textiles and paper.
What is phthalocyanine made from?
Phthalocyanine blue is prepared by heating a mixture of phthalic anhydride, urea, and copper chloride. The product is first washed in dilute caustic soda and then in dilute hydrochloric acid.
How does phthalocyanine work?
Phthalocyanines are effective absorbers of red light in the 650–700nm region where penetration of light into tissue is relatively efficient, and their triplet states interact with molecular oxygen generating cytotoxic singlet oxygen.
Is phthalocyanine the same as phthalo?
Phthalo Blue is the short name for Phthalocyanine. It is an unusual case of the scientific name for a pigment gaining common usage and accepted by the public. The “Ph” at the beginning can look confusing to those new to the color, but it is silent so that the name is pronounced as “thalo”.
What are the disadvantages of phthalocyanines?
The major limitation of the phthalocyanines is the lack of adequate solubility especially in water. Water solubility nowadays is achieved by making the molecules positively or negatively charged, or simply by adding sugars to the periphery of the molecule.
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What does Phthalo mean?
Phthalo pigments are a family of blue and green synthetic organic pigments based on variants of copper phthalocyanine, a deep blue compound produced by the reaction of phthalic anhydride, urea, copper and ammonia.
Is phthalocyanine synthetic?
Synthesis of phthalocyanines. Compounds 1 were synthesized from 4-sulfophthalic acid, a metal halide, urea and 1,8-diazabicyclo-[5,4,0]undec-7-ene (DBU) as a catalyst (Scheme 1) [16,26,27].