Sakarya University Journal Of Science, cilt.24, ss.1029-1039, 2020 (Hakemli Dergi)
Cu (II) phthalocyanine compound and its water-soluble derivative containing 3- (pyridin-4-yl)
propane-1-oxy groups in non-peripheral positions were synthesized for the first time and their
structures were elucidated. The photocatalytic properties of Cu (II) phthalocyanine
compounds, which were synthesized and characterized, were investigated on the
photocatalytic degradation reactions of 4-nitrophenol, one of the important environmental
pollutants. In the photocatalysis reactions that took place in the photoreactor for 2 hours
without using any oxidant, 4-nitrophenol compound was completed with 94.4% and 98.6%
conversion to toxic and non-harmful species. The hydroquinone compound was identified as
the main product and the benzoquinone compound as the by-product. The conversion number
for the non-peripheral Cu (II) phthalocyanine compound and its water-soluble derivative was
471 and 488 and the conversion frequency was 235.5 and 244,0 respectively. Finally,
recovery studies were carried out for water soluble Cu (II) phthalocyanine used as
photocatalyst and the number of cycles was determined as 5.