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Methanol (h4-phthalocyaninato)-
magnesium (II)

Dr. Ilia Guzei
Molecular Structure Lab, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison
Prof. Robert McGaff
Univ. of Wisconsin-La Crosse

As a class of compounds, the metallophthalocyanines exhibit a wide array of physical and chemical properties that can be profoundly affected by subtle changes in their structures. Shown here is methanol(h4-phthalocyaninato) magnesium(II), a recent addition to the list of compounds that fit this classification. This compound adopts a crystal structure that results from two different types of interactions between molecules. These are known as p-p dimerization and hydrogen bonding. One interesting subtlety in the structure of the molecule shown can be described as a "hat visor" shape, a description put forth for the first time in a very recent paper describing this structure. This molecule is only one of several related compounds under investigation through a collaboration involving Dr. Ilia Guzei, Director of the Molecular Structure Laboratory at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Robert McGaff, an Associate Professor of Chemistry at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.

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