Synthesis, photophysical and photochemical properties of novel tetra substituted metal free and metallophthalocyanines bearing triazine units

► The preparation triazine substituted phthalonitrile. ► Preparation of H2Pc and Zn(II), OTi(IV), Pb(II), Ni(II), Cu(II) and Co(II) Pcs. ► Studying of photophysical/photochemical properties of H2Pc and MPcs (Zn, OTi, Pb).