ISSN:
0018-019X
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Organic Chemistry
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
The solution chemistry of Cu(II) with a series of five planar tridentate nitrogen ligands, 2,6-bis(benzimidazol-2-yl)pyridine (bzimpy, 1), 2,6-bis(l-methylbenzimidazol-2-yl)pyridine (mbzimpy, 2) 2,6-bis(benzothiazol-2-yl) pyridine (bzthpy, 3), 2,6-bis(benzoxazol-2-yl)pyridine (bzoxpy, 4), and 2,2′, 6′, 2″-terpyridyl (terpy, 5) is reported. Electronic and EPR spectra are consistent with the complexes [CuL]2+ having essentially tetragonal structure in solution, with the fourth coordination site in the plane of the ligand occupied by solvent. bzthpy and bzoxpy show smaller ligand-field splittings than bzimpy, mbzimpy, and terpy, and are easily decomplexed from the copper. Substitution of the coordinated solvent molecule in the plane of the ligand is observed with Cl- and OH- (provided that the ligand has no acidic protons) for all ligands except terpy. The reaction between [Cu(mbzimpy)]2+ and imidazole has been studied by potentiometric titration in MeCN/H2O 1:1 and shows strong binding of the imidazole in the plane (log K = 4.5 at 25°), and also the formation of an imidazolate-bridged dinuclear species.
Additional Material:
3 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hlca.19890720218
