Abstract
The oxido-pincer ligand pydotH2 (2,6-bis(1-hydroxy-1-o-tolyl- ethyl-η2O,O′)pyridine) forms two different CuII containing complexes when prepared from anhydrous CuCl2. A combination of EPR spectroscopy and EXAFS allowed to structurally characterise the light-green dimer of the formula [(pydotH2)CuCl(μ-Cl) 2ClCu(pydotH2)] and the penta-coordinate olive-green monomer [(pydotH2)CuCl2]. The molecular entities imply that the ligand remains protonated upon coordination. When dissolved in DMF both compounds form monomeric species [(pydotH2)CuCl2(DMF)] which could be characterised in detail by EPR, UV-Vis/NIR spectroscopy and electrochemical measurements. The assignments were supported by comparison with CuII complexes of the related ligands 2,6-bis(hydroxymethyl)pyridine (pydimH2) and 2,6-bis(1-hydroxy-1-methyl)pyridine (pydipH 2).
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 649-656 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | POLYHEDRON |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 4 Jan 2012 |
Keywords
- oxido-pincer ligand
- copper
- EPR spectroscopy
- coordination geometry