Spectroelectrochemistry of copper(II) complexes with deprotonated tetradentate pyridine-2-carboxamide ligands: EC reaction of the electrogenerated Cu(III) species

SL Jain, Joseph Alan Crayston, David Trevor Richens, John Derek Woollins

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Abstract

The electrochemistry of [CuL1] I and [CuL2] 2 [H2L1 = 1,2-bis(pyridine-2-carboxdmido)benzene, H2L2 = 3,4-bis(pyridine-2-carboxamido)toluene] was investigated. Both complexes show a quasi-reversible Cu(II/I) reduction near -1.6 V vs Fc(+)/Fc. Spectroelectrochemistry confirmed that the Cu(III) state is accessible near +0.4 V, and undergoes an EC reaction (k similar or equal to 10 s(-1)) to generate a new Cu(II) species. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)853-855
Number of pages3
JournalInorganic Chemistry Communications
Volume5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2002

Keywords

  • copper(II)/(III)/(I)
  • tetradentate ligands
  • mononuclear
  • electrochemistry
  • EC reaction
  • NICKEL(III)

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