摘要:
                                The linear quadridentate ligand N,N'-bis(benzimidazol-2-ylethyl)ethane-1,2-diamine (L1) and its 1-methylbenzimidazole analogue (L2) and homologues form 1:1 complexes with Cu (ClO4)2; L1 also forms complexes of the types CuL1X2 where X = NO3, PF6, Br or Cl and CuL1(X)Y where X = Cl or Br and Y = ClO4 or Br. Deep blue CuL1Br2.2H2O crystallizes in the monoclinic space group C2/c with Z = 4, a = 9.919(2), b = 16.626(3), c = 14.102(3) angstrom and beta = 94.39(2)-degrees. The structure was solved by Patterson and Fourier difference methods and refined by the least-squares technique to R = 0.064 for 2195 independent reflections with / > 1.5sigma(/). The molecule lies on a two-fold axis symmetrically around Cu(II). The co-ordination around Cu(II) is found to be square planar with two amino nitrogens and two benzimidazole nitrogens forming the equatorial plane [Cu-N 1.983(3) and 2.037(4) angstrom]. The bromides are at longer distances [3.349(1) angstrom] in axial sites. Ligand field and EPR spectra indicate that one bromide or chloride ion is axially co-ordinated to Cu(II) in [CuL1]2+. This ion exhibits quasi-reversible redox behaviour. Electrochemical studies of the dihalides in methanol have established the presence of [CuL1X2], [CuL1(X)]+ and [CuL1]2+ in equilibrium. In complexes with 565 [CuL4]2+ [L4 = N,N'-bis(benzimidazol-2-ylmethyl)ethane-1,2-diamine] and 555 [CuL3]2+ [L3 = N,N'-bis(1-methylbenzimidazol-2-ylmethyl)propane-1,3-diamine] chelate rings, Cu(II) does not seem to lie in the N4 square plane, as revealed by their low A(parallel-to) values and irreversible electrochemical behaviour. The Cu(II)-Cu(I) redox potentials in methanol are in the order [CuL1]2+ < [CuL3]2+ < [CuL4]2+; this illustrates that six-membered chelate rings are suitable to stabilize Cu(II), when Cu-N sigma interactions are favourable.