Direct electrochemical synthesis of copper(II) and zinc(II) complexes of the tetradentate ligand N,N′-bis(2-pyridinecarboxamide)-2-aminobenzylamine (H2bpabza). The crystal structures of the ligand and its Cu(II) complex
direct electrosynthesis of neutral copper(II) and zinc(II) complexes of a new unsymmetrical carboxamide ligand, N,N′-bis(2-pyridinecarboxamide)-2-aminobenzylamine (H2bpabza) derived from 2-pyridinecarboxylic acid and 2-aminobenzylamine, was accomplished by electrochemical oxidation of anodic metals (copper and zinc) in an acetonitrile solution of the ligand. These compounds were characterized by elemental