Review: Properties and chemical reactivity of metallo phthalocyanine and tetramethylbenzoannulene complexes grafted into a polymer backbone

The properties of coordination complexes grafted to a polymer backbone are reviewed in this article. The focus is on complexes of phthalocyanine and tetraazaannulene (5,7,12,14-tetramethyldibenzo[b,i][1,4,8,11]tetraazacyclotetradecine, also abbreviated tmdbztaa) with various transition metal ions and Al(III). In addition to the morphological characteristics of the materials, their thermal and photochemical reactions are reviewed. Processes such as catalysis of the lignin degrading process and the reduction of CO2 are presented as examples of these materials potential applications.