“…There are mostly two functional alternatives to overcome these problems. First, insertion of different metal ions into the Pc core (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6), and second, alteration of the Pc ring by addition of long and bulky substituents at peripheral (positions of the benzene ring, at 2,3,9,10,16,17,23,24) and/or nonperipheral (at 1,4,8,11,15,18,22,25) positions (1)(2)(3)7,8). Generally, modification of the Pc ring diminishes p-stacking interactions between the planar macromolecules.…”