Patent ID: 8440641

Claim:
A phthalocyanine polyunsaturated fatty acid salt, with a structure according to formula (1): wherein M is (R′) c X[OSi(CH 3 ) 2 (CH 2 ) a N + (R″) b (R″′) c Y − ]d; X is selected from Si or AI; R′ is selected from OH, CH 3 , halogen, OCH 3 , OC(O)CH 3 , and OC(O)CH 2 CH 3 ; R′ is selected from H, CH 3 , C 2 H 5 , C 4 H 9 , C 4 H 8 NH, C 4 H 8 N, C 4 H 8 NCH 3 , C 4 H 8 S, C 4 H 8 O, OC(O)CH 3 , OC(O), CS, CO, OH, C 4 H 8 N(CH 2 ) 3 CH 3 , (CH 2 ) 2 N(CH 3 ) 2 , (CH 2 ) f N((CH 2 ) g (CH3)) 2 , and an alkyl group having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms; R″′ is selected from H, CH 3 , SO 2 CH 3 , (CH 2 ) 2 N(CH 3 ) 2 , (CH 2 ) 11 CH 3 , C(S)NHC 6 H 11 O 5 , (CH 2 ) f N((CH 2 ) g (CH 3 )) 2 , and an alkyl group having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms; Y is a polyunsaturated fatty acid anion; a is an integer from 2 to 4; b is an integer from 0 to 3; c is an integer from 0 to 2; d is 1 or 2; e is 0 or 1; f is an integer from 1 to 12; g is an integer from 1 to 11; R 1 , R 4 , R 5 , R 8 , R 9 , R 12 , R 13 , and R 16 are each independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, nitro, cyano, hydroxy, thiol, amino, and methyl; and R 2 , R 3 , R 6 , R 7 , R 10 , R 11 , R 14 , and R 15 are each independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, nitro, cyano, hydroxy, thiol, amino, carboxy, aryl, heteroaryl, carbocyclyl, heterocyclyl, C 1-6 alkyl, C 1-6 alkenyl, C 1-6 alkynyl, C 1-6 alkoxy, C 1-6 acyl, C 1-6 alkylcarbonyloxy, C 1-6 carbocyclylalkyl, C 1-6 aminoalkyl, C 1-6 alkylamino, C 1-6 thioalkyl, C 1-6 alkylthio, C 1-6 hydroxyalkyl, C 1-6 alkyloxycarbonyl, C 1-6 alkylaminocarbonyl, and C 1-6 alkylcarbonylamino.