, 855 (1987). The aggregation of mononuclear [2,9,16,'23-tetra(neopentoxy)phthalocyanato]cobalt(11) and of some related binuclear cobalt(I1) phthalocyanine derivatives, in o-dichlorobenzene, has been studied by electronic absorption spectroscopy. Dimerisation constants and the calculated aggregate dimer spectra are reported.