Synthesis and crystal structure of a copper(II) complex of deprotonated N,N′-bis(2-pyridinecarboxamide)-2,2′-biphenyl: Comparative redox study of CuN4 pyridine amide complexes
摘要:
A new distorted square planar (two CuN2 planes making an angle of similar to 43 degrees) copper(II) complex [Cu(L-4)] center dot 0.5EtOH center dot 0.5MeOH (1) of a deprotonated tetradentate pyridine amide ligand [H2L4 = N,N'-bis(2-pyridinecarboxamide)-2,2'-biphenyl] has been synthesized and structurally characterized. Absorption and EPR spectroscopic properties have also been studied. The E-1/2 values (Cu-II/Cu-I redox process) of the title complex along with a selected group of structurally characterized CuN4 pyridine amide complexes with systematically varied structural, electronic/steric, and chelate-ring size effects, imposed by the coordinating ligands, have been determined and the observed trend has been rationalized. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.