Treatment of 3-(2,4-dimethyl-3-pentyloxy)phthalonitrile (2) with CeCl3 in the presence of 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU) in n-pentanol gives the corresponding metal-free phthalocyanine 3, which unexpectedly traps the oxalic acid in the crystal lattice forming a 1:1 inclusion complex.
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