Copper coordination to the aldehyde and hemiacetal form of 4-bromo-2-[(2-diethylaminoethyl)ethylaminomethyl]-6-formylphenol: Synthesis and structure of [Cu(H2L)2(X)2] X2 · nH2O (X = NO3-, CIO4-) and [Cu(L′)]2 · 2CH3OH

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Abstract

The coordination behaviour of Cu2+ towards 4-bromo-2-[(2-diethylaminoethyl)ethyl-aminomethyl]-6-formylphenol (HL) having phenolate, amine and aldehyde donor sites has been studied. In aqueous, weakly acidic solution Cu2+ coordinates to the phenolate and aldehyde oxygen giving rise to the complexes [Cu(H2L)2X2]X2 (X = NO3- (1a) and CIO4- (1b)), while in alkaline solution a complex of composition [CuL2] (2) is formed. In methanol, the aldehyde groups in 1 and 2 suffer nucleophilic attack from the solvent resulting in the formation of the hemiacetal form of the ligand and in the isolation of [Cu(L′)]2 · 2CH3OH (3). X-ray structures of 1a, 1b and 3 are reported, the latter featuring a rare example of a coordinated methyl-hemiacetal.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)839-844
Number of pages6
JournalInorganica Chimica Acta
Volume362
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Feb 2009

Keywords

  • Copper
  • Crystal structures
  • Hemiacetals
  • N ligands
  • O ligands

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