“…Novel metal-free and metallophthalocyanines with 7-thioether-4-methyl coumarin were prepared from the reaction of 7-mercapto-4-methyl coumarin ( 50 ) with 1,2-dicyano-4-nitrobenzene ( 99 ) to give 7-(3,4-dicyanophenylthio)-4-methyl coumarin (100) ( Scheme 37 ) [ 92 ]. Cyclotetramerization of this structure under heating with dry 2- N , N -dimethylaminoethanol in a sealed tube afforded 2,9,16,23-tetrakis(7-coumarinthio-4-methyl)-phthalocyanine ( 101a ).…”