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The central subject of this article is the description of the current work of the authors in the context of the Cost Action 518, project DE-1, and the Phthalocyanines Research Training Network, both financed by the European Community. The aim of the above projects is the design, synthesis, and structural and physical characterization of molecular and polymeric materials based on phthalocyanine derivatives with particular optical properties, as well as the study of their technological applications in the sensors field.
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Received July 5, 2000. Accepted August 30, 2000
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Claessens, C., Blau, W., Cook, M. et al. Phthalocyanines and Phthalocyanine Analogues: The Quest for Applicable Optical Properties. Monatshefte fuer Chemie 132, 3–11 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s007060170140
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s007060170140