Naphthalocyanine

Naphthalocyanine
Names
	IUPAC name (2Z,15Z,27Z,41Z)-2,15,28,41,53,54,55,56-octaazatridecacyclo[40.10.1.13,14.116,27.129,40.04,13.06,11.017,26.019,24.030,39.032,37.043,52.045,50]hexapentaconta-1(53),2,4,6,8,10,12,14(56),15,17,19,21,23,25,27,29,31,33,35,37,39,41,43,45,47,49,51-heptacosaene (non-preferred name)
	Other names Tetrabenzo[g]quinoxalino-2,3-porphyrazine
Identifiers
CAS Number	23627-89-6 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	4677874 ;
PubChem CID	5748311;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID50905112 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C48H26N8/c1-2-10-26-18-34-33(17-25(26)9-1)41-49-42(34)54-44-37-21-29-13-5-6-14-30(29)22-38(37)46(51-44)56-48-40-24-32-16-8-7-15-31(32)23-39(40)47(52-48)55-45-36-20-28-12-4-3-11-27(28)19-35(36)43(50-45)53-41/h1-24H,(H2,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56) Key: LKKPNUDVOYAOBB-UHFFFAOYSA-N ;
	SMILES C1(/N=C(C2=C/3C=C4C=CC=CC4=C2)\NC3=N/C(C5=C/6C=C(C=CC=C7)C7=C5)=NC6=N/8)=N/C(C9=CC%10=CC=CC=C%10C=C19)=N\C%11=C%12C=C%13C=CC=CC%13=CC%12=C8N%11;
Properties
Chemical formula	C48H26N8
Molar mass	714.792 g·mol−1
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Naphthalocyanine is a derivative of phthalocyanine used as a component in the development of IBM's single-molecule logic switch.^[1]

It was used to show the first images of charge distribution over a single molecule in November 2011.^[2]^[3]

Its derivatives may also have uses in photodynamic cancer treatment.^[4]

References

Timmer, J. (2007) Storing data in molecules: shifting atoms and flipping bits, ars technica online [accessed 8 September 2007]

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