The Salts of Copper Octafluoro- and Hexadecafluorophthalocyanines Containing [CuII(F8Pc)4–]2– Dianions and [CuF16Pc]− Monoanions

Crystalline anionic salts with copper octafluoro- and hexadecafluorophthalocyanines, (Bu4N+)2[CuII(F8Pc)4–]2–·2C6H4Cl2 (1) and (PPN+)3[CuF16Pc]33–·2C6H5CN (2), where PPN+ is bis­(triphenylphosphoranylidene)­ammonium and Pc is phthalocyanine, have been obtained. The absence of noticeable absorption in the NIR range and DFT calculations for 1 indicate that both negative charges are mainly localized on the Pc ligand, and that the [CuII(F8Pc)4–]2– dianions are formed without reduction of CuII. The magnetic moment of 1.60 μB corresponds to the contribution of one S = 1/2 spin per dianion. The spin is localized on the CuII atom, which shows an EPR signal characteristic of CuII. Dianions are isolated in 1, providing only weak magnetic coupling of spins with a Weiss temperature of −4 K. Salt 2 contains closely packed π–π stacks built of [CuF16Pc]− anions of types I and II, and the interplanar distances are 3.187 and 3.275 Å. According to the DFT calculations, the [CuF16Pc]− anions of types I and II can have different charge distributions, with localization of an extra electron on the copper atoms to form diamagnetic [CuI(F16Pc)2–]− monoanions or delocalization of an extra electron on the F16Pc ligand to form [CuII(F16Pc)•3–]•– having an S = 1/2 (CuII) + 1/2 (F16Pc•3–) spin state. In fact, at 300 K, the magnetic moment of 2 of 3.25 μB per formula unit is rather close to the contribution from two [CuII(F16Pc)•3–]•– (calculated μeff is 3.46 μB). The Weiss temperature of −21.5 K indicates antiferromagnetic coupling of spins, which can be modeled by stronger intermolecular coupling between (F16Pc)•3– with J1/kB = −23.5 K and weaker intramolecular coupling between CuII and (F16Pc)•3– with J2/kB = −8.1 K. This interaction is realized in the {[CuII(F16Pc)•3–]•–}2 dimers separated by diamagnetic [CuI(F16Pc)2–]− species. In spite of the stacking arrangement of phthalocyanine macrocycles in 2, the inhomogeneous charge distribution and nonuniform distances between the macrocycles should suppress electrical conductivity.