Nuclearity dependent solvent contribution to the catechol oxidase activity of novel copper(<scp>ii</scp>) complexes derived from Mannich-base ligand platforms: synthesis, crystal structure and mechanism

Abstract

Solvent-dependent kinetic studies of the catecholase activity of a set of Cu(<sc>ii</sc>) complexes reveal alcoholysis and hydrolysis as the governing factors for <italic>k</italic>_cat extrema.