SPECTRAL AND ELECTROCHEMICAL STUDIES OF THE COPPER(II) COMPLEXES OF TWO MACROCYCLIC LIGANDS

Abstract

Abstract Copper(II) complexes of the types Cu(CR)(ClO4)2-.H2O, [Cu(CR)X](ClO4).nH2O (where X = Cl, Br, I and n = 1; X = NCS, n = 0), [Cu(CRH)](ClO4)2.H2O and [Cu(CRH)X](ClO4) (where X = Cl, Br, I) have been prepared. The ligands CR and CRH are the related four nitrogen-donor macrocycles 2,12-dimethyl-3,7,11,17-tetraazabicyclo [11.3.1]heptadeca-1(17), 2, 11, 13, 15-pentaene and meso-2, 12-dimethyl-3,7,11,17-tetraazabicyclo[11.3.1]heptadeca-1(17), 13,15-triene, respectively. All the compounds have the normal magnetic moments expected for Cu(II) complexes with S = ½. Conductance studies in methanol show that the halo-perchlorate complexes are formally five coordinate. The probable structures of the complexes in both the solid and solution are discussed in terms of their visible, infrared and e.s.r. spectra, as well as on the basis of data obtained from conventional polarography and cyclic voltammetry.