Strong intramolecular electronic interactions in an anthraquinone bridged bis-ethenylphthalocyaninatozinc(ii) triad

Two metallophthalocyanines bridged by ethenyl spacers to an anthraquinone moiety have been synthesized; both spectroscopic and electrochemical experiments have demonstrated strong intramolecular electronic interactions between the phthalocyanine donors and the anthraquinone acceptor unit.