@article { ISI:000250064100040,
	title = {Copper phthalocyanine films deposited by liquid-liquid interface recrystallization technique (LLIRCT)},
	journal = {Journal of Colloid and Interface Science},
	volume = {315},
	number = {2},
	year = {2007},
	month = {NOV},
	pages = {747-752},
	publisher = {ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE},
	type = {Article},
	address = {525 B ST, STE 1900, SAN DIEGO, CA 92101-4495 USA},
	abstract = {<p>The simple recrystallization process is innovatively used to obtain the nanoparticles of copper phthalocyanine by a simple method. Liquid-liquid interface recrystallization technique (LLIRCT) has been employed successfully to produce small sized copper phthalocyanine nanoparticles with diameter between 3-5 nm. The TEM-SAED studies revealed the formation of 3-5 nm sized with beta-phase dominated mixture of alpha and beta copper phthalocyanine nanoparticles. The XRD, SEM, and the UV-vis studies were further carried out to confirm the formation of copper phthalocyanine thin films. The cyclic voltametry (CV) studies conclude that redox reaction is totally reversible one electron transfer process. The process is attributed to Cu(II)/Cu(I) redox reaction. (C) 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.</p>},
	keywords = {Copper phthalocyanine, cyclic voltametry, nanoparticulate films},
	issn = {0021-9797},
	doi = {10.1016/j.jcis.2007.07.031},
	author = {Patil, K. R. and Sathaye, S. D. and Hawaldar, Ranjit R. and Sathe, B. R. and Mandale, A. B. and Mitra, A.}
}
@article { ISI:000263509700027,
	title = {Selective oxidation of benzyl alcohol over copper phthalocyanine immobilized on MCM-41},
	journal = {Catalysis Letters},
	volume = {128},
	number = {3-4},
	year = {2009},
	month = {MAR},
	pages = {434-442},
	publisher = {SPRINGER},
	address = {233 SPRING ST, NEW YORK, NY 10013 USA},
	abstract = {<p>Copper phthalocyanine (CuPc) complexes immobilized on {\textquoteleft}{\textquoteleft}neat{\textquoteright}{\textquoteright} and Ti(4+) and Al(3+) containing MCM-41 mimic the functionality of metalloenzymes. These novel materials catalyze the oxidation of benzyl alcohol to selectively benzaldehyde at moderate temperatures using peroxides and molecular oxygen as oxidant. Electron paramagnetic resonance and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic studies revealed that the acidity of the support (MCM-41) influences the electronic structure of the immobilized CuPc. On acidic supports a part of copper in CuPc got reduced from a {\textquoteleft}{\textquoteleft}formal{\textquoteright}{\textquoteright} +2 to +1 oxidation state. This reduction of copper in its oxidation state on different supports decreased in the order: Al-MCM-41 (Bronsted and strong Lewis acid sites) \&gt; MCM-41 (silanol sites) \&gt; Ti-MCM-41 (weak Lewis acid sites). A linear variation in catalytic activity with the concentration of Cu(1+) ions in different catalyst samples was observed. The study reveals that by suitably modifying the acidic properties of the support one can, in principle, fine-tune the electronic and catalytic properties of the active oxidation sites.</p>},
	keywords = {Copper phthalocyanine, EPR, MCM-41, Selective oxidation of benzyl alcohol, UV-visible spectroscopy},
	issn = {1011-372X},
	doi = {10.1007/s10562-008-9770-4},
	author = {Hamza, A. and Srinivas, D.}
}
