Abstract
The reaction of octabutoxyphthalocyaninato titanium (IV) oxide (4) and tetraphenylporphyrinato titanium (IV) oxide (6) with diethylbenzenedithiol (3a) or diethylbenzenediselenol (3b) produced the corresponding titanium (IV) complexes (5) and (7a,b) with titanium–sulfur or titanium–selenium bonds. Optical and electrochemical properties of the products were determined by ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry.