Amphiphilic carbohydrate–phthalocyanine conjugates obtained by glycosylation or by azide–alkyne click reaction

Abstract

Two series of amphiphilic carbohydrate–phthalocyanine conjugates have been prepared either by glycosylation or by copper-catalyzed click coupling. A common precursor, a hydroxylated phthalocyanine, was directly glycosylated or converted into an azido derivative before undergoing grafting of propargyl–carbohydrates by click reaction.