Quinoline-fused Zn II (ZnPc p /ZnPc np ) and Mg II (MgPc p /MgPc np ) phthalocyanines with four 4-methylquinolin-2-ol (1) at non-peripheral or peripheral positions of the phthalocyanine core have been synthesized via cyclotetramerization of phthalonitrile derivatives (CN p /CN np ) in the presence of zinc (II) and magnesium (II) metal ions in this study. After synthesis and characterization processes, anti-cholinesterase, anti-α-glucosidase, DNA nuclease, antioxidant activities, and in silico calculations of both peripheral and non-peripheral Zn II and Mg II phthalocyanines were investigated. The inhibitory effects of metallated phthalocyanines on acetylcholinesterase, butyrylcholinesterase, and α-glucosidase enzymes were tested by spectrophotometric method. Theoretical methods are used to compare both the chemical and biological activities of the studied phthalonitrile derivatives and metallated phthalocyanine compounds.
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