Oxido-pincer complexes of copper(II) - An EXAFS and EPR study of mono- and binuclear [(pydotH[sub]2)CuCl[sub]2][sub]n (n = 1 or 2)

Axel Klein, Katharina Butsch, Sait Elmas, Christian Biewer, Dominikus Heift, Sara Nitsche, Irene Schlipf, Helmut Bertagnolli

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    Abstract

    The oxido-pincer ligand pydotH2 (2,6-bis(1-hydroxy-1-o-tolyl-ethyl-η2O,OÔÇ▓)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 (pydipH2).
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)649-656
    JournalPolyhedron
    Volume31
    Issue number1
    Early online date28 Oct 2011
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 4 Jan 2012

    Keywords

    • Chemistry

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