ESR study of some Cu(II)-oxazepam complexes

The CuL₂X₂ (L = 7-chlor-l,3-dihydro-3-hydroxi-5-phenyl-2H-l,4-benzodiazepin-2-one, also known as oxazepam, X = Cl, Br) complexes were prepared and investigated by ESR (electron spin resonance) method. Powder ESR spectra of CuL₂X₂ compounds at room temperature show the presence of monomeric species having an axial symmetry with a small rhombic distortion. In case of compounds with Cl there is a superposition of two nonequivalent mononuclear species, one with ad_{x² - y²} d_{x^2 - y^2 } ground state and another with ad_z² d_{z^2 } ground state. In pyridine (Py) and dimethylformamide (DMF) solutions the monomeric species prevail. Two different monomeric species, one with pseudotetrahedral (T_d) and the other with elongated tetrahedral-octahedral symmetry, were evidenced in DMF solutions adsorbed on NaY zeolite. In Py-DMF solutions two monomeric species were also identified. Dimeric species appear in DMF and Py solutions adsorbed on NaY zeolite through the coordination of two Cu(II) ions at the same keto-oxygen from one oxazepam molecule.     

ESR study of some Cu(II)-4-substituted-2-Thiazolylhydrazone complexes

The Cu(II) complexes with 2-N-acetyl-salicylidene-hydrazino-4-chlor-methyl thiazole (L.) and 2-N-acetyl salicylidene-hydrazioo-4-thiazolyl acetic ester (L_II) were prepared and investigated by ESR measurements. The powder ESR spectrum at room temperature of CuL_IICl is quasi-isotropic (g=2.113), while for CuL_IICl is characteristic of monomeric species with axial symmetry (g _II)=2.234,g ₁=2.073). The isotropic ESR spectra of the CuLCl compounds in DMSO solution suggest the presence of pseudo-tetrahedral monomeric species. The anisotropic spectra were obtained for adsorbed CuLCl DMSO solutions on NaY zeolite. The parallel hyperfine structure shows the coexistence of two magnetic nonequivalent monomeric species. The estimation of some LCAO-MO coefficients using Kivelson and Neiman’s approximation reveals a dominant ionic character for copper-ligand bonds.     

ESR study of some asymmetric-triazine copper(II) complexes having high antiviral activity

Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy and molecular dynamics calculations have been used to compare the chemical environments of Cu(II) in three substituted asymmetric-triazine (as-triazine) complexes with a closely related complex that was reported previously to have Superoxide dismutase (SOD) and antiviral activities. The structure most strongly associated with the biological activity appears to be planar with two 6-membered chelate rings having 2N2O coordination around the copper atom.     

K-absorption spectral investigations on some dimeric copper(II) carboxylate complexes

The X-ray K-absorption edge position and the extended fine structure of copper in some copper(II) carboxylate complexes involving metal-metal exchange interaction have been investigated using a 40 cm bentcrystal spectrograph. It has been found that the edge position in these complexes shifts towards the higher energy side as the pK_a value of the corresponding acids increases. Sharp and narrow main peaks have been observed in all these complexes except the monomeric complex, copper(II) trichloroacetate. Estimates of metal-ligand average bond distances have also been made.     

Liquid-crystalline dendrimer Cu(II) complexes and Cu(0) nanoclusters based on the Cu(II) complexes: An electron paramagnetic resonance investigation

New nanostructured materials, namely, the liquid-crystalline copper(II) complexes that contain poly(propylene imine) dendrimer ligands of the first (ligand 1) and second (ligand 2) generations and which have a columnar mesophase and different copper contents (x = Cu/L), are investigated by EPR spectroscopy. The influence of water molecules and nitrate counterions on the magnetic properties of complex 2 (x = 7.3) is studied. It is demonstrated that water molecules can extract some of the copper ions from dendrimer complexes and form hexaaqua copper complexes with free ions. The dimer spectra of fully hydrated complex 2 (x = 7.3) are observed at temperatures T < 10 K. For this complex, the structure is identified and the distance between the copper ions is determined. It is shown that the nitrate counterion plays the role of a bridge between the hexaaqua copper(II) complex and the dendrimer copper(II) complex. The temperature-induced valence tautomerism attended by electron transport is revealed for the first time in blue dendrimer complexes 1 (x = 1.9) with a dimer structure. The activation energy for electron transport is estimated to be 0.35 meV. The coordination of the copper ion site (NO₄) and the structural arrangement of green complexes 1 (x = 1.9) in the columnar mesophase are determined. Complexes of this type form linear chains in which nitrate counterions serve as bridges between copper centers. It is revealed that green complexes 1 (x = 1.9) dissolved in isotropic inert solvents can be oriented in the magnetic field (B ₀ = 8000 G). The degree of orientation of these complexes is rather high (S _z = 0.76) and close to that of systems with a complete ordering (S _z = 1) in the magnetic field. Copper(0) nanoclusters prepared by reduction of complex 2 (x = 7.3) in two reducing agents (NaBH₄, N₂H₄ · H₂O) are examined. A model is proposed for a possible location of Cu(0) nanoclusters in a dendrimer matrix.     

ESR investigation of some copper(II)-dioxime-dichloride compounds

The following copper(II)-dioxime-dichloride compounds: [Cu(G)Cl₂]₂, [Cu(P)Cl₂]₂, [Cu(DMG)Cl₂]₂ and [Cu(O)Cl₂]₂ (where G=C₂H₄O₂N₂, P=C₃H₆O₂N₂, DMG=C₄H₈O₂N₂, O=C₈H₁₄O₂N₂) were investigated by ESR method. Spectra of powder samples obtained in the g?2 region suggest the presence of triplet ground state (S=1) realized by a weak ferromagnetic exchange coupling. In liquid and frozen solutions the monomeric species (S=1/2) prevail. Some delicate changes in the coordination polyhedra symmetry in terms of ligand molecules and solvents nature were evidence. A 4p-admixture degree of 2% in the d_xy ground state was estimated for pseudotetrahedral (Td) species in frozen solutions.     

Electrooptical effect in polymeric composites containing heterometallic Cu(II)/Mn(II) complexes

We studied the effect of an electric field on the transmission of linearly polarized light through films of composites based on polyvinylbutyral doped with particles of Cu(II)/Mn(II) complexes with “skeleton” and “planar” structures. The action of an electrostatic field causes light absorption to become anisotropic. The effect increases with increasing distance between the cation and anion. Its sign reverses if the spatial structure of the complex is changed. A phenomenological model is proposed according to which the electrooptical properties of the composites are due to a change in the mutual orientation of complex building blocks on exposure to an external electric field. __________ Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 74, No. 4, pp. 481–484, July–August, 2007.     

Local structure is critical for superoxide dismutase activity in copper complexes: Relationship between EPR parameters, structure and activity in some sterically hindered copper(II) bis(hydrazono-triazine) complexes

Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectrometry and molecular mechanics force field calculations have been performed on some sterically hindered copper(II) complexes with hydrazonotriazine ligands, in order to gain further insight into the relationship between their bonding, structures and biological activity. As was the case with Cu(II) bis(hydrazono-triazine) complexes studied previously, the most stable configuration for all of the complexes involves coordination of two nitrogen and two oxygen atoms (2N2O) in a distorted tetragonal arrangement. With the present complexes, however, the superoxide radical scavenging activities were very low, a result which may be explained by their inability to form a (nearly) square planar structure, which facilitates the copper redox cycling during superoxide dismutation.     

X-ray photoelectron investigation of charge distribution in copper(II) phthalocyanine complexes

The charged states of atoms in unsubstituted copper(II) phthalocyanine (CuPcH₁₆) and hexade-cafluorinated copper(II) phthalocyanine (CuPcF₁₆) complexes and in thin films of them deposited on silicon substrates by vacuum thermal evaporation are investigated by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The C(1s), N(1s), Cu(2p) core level energies and the charged states of atoms in the studied complexes are calculated using the DFT method. The performed experimental study and theoretical calculations show that the introduction of electron acceptor substituents into benzene rings mostly affects the atoms of benzene rings and insignificantly affects the charge state of nitrogen atoms in the pyrrole ring.     

Charge transfer-transitions and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy of copper(II) complexes

Satellite structure in the X-ray photoelectron (Cu 2p) spectra of some squareplanar cupric complexes has been compared to electron paramagnetic resonance and electronic spectra results on the electronic structure of these complexes. It is shown that these satellites can be assigned to various ligand → metal 3d or ligand → ligand* transitions within the monopole selection rules of the sudden approximation.     

Resolution enhancement of nitrogen hyperfine patterns in the EPR spectra of Cu(II) complexes: FT Analysis of Cu(II)(His-Gly)2

Fourier analysis of EPR spectra is used to achieve straightforward discrimination between an even or odd number of nitrogen nuclei bound to copper in solution. The method is tested on a copper (II) dipeptide (Cu-HistidylGlycine) complex to confirm the room temperature structural arrangement previously hypothesized by conventional techniques. Any residual uncertainty about ligand coordination around copper in solution is eliminated by the present approach. This simple straightforward method is particularly useful for extracting information from poorly resolved patterns of room temperature EPR spectra.     

Dielectric studies of a bioactive tetramic acid and its complexes with Cu(II) and Co(II)

The 3-acyl tetramic acids constitute a growing class of natural products displaying a range of biological activities. The g , g ' tricarbonyl moiety present in the 3-acyl tetramic acid provides a suitable site for bidentate complexation to a metal, which increases the biological activity. For the dielectric study of N-acetyl-3-butanoyl tetramic acid and a series of its complexes with Cu(II) and Co(II) in symmetric and asymmetric forms, we used the Thermally Stimulated Depolarization Currents (TSDC) technique. The drastic decrease of the intensity of the TSDC peaks of the symmetric and asymmetric complexes, compared to the above mentioned ligand, suggested that the polarizability of the side groups is considerably reduced. This result enhances the proposed complexation mode of the ligand through oxygen next to carbons 3 and 4 of the 5-member ring.     

Studies on Cu(II), Zn(II), Ni(II) and Co(II) complexes derived from two dipeptide Schiff Bases

Some new metal complexes of two dipeptide Schiff bases derived from salicylaldehyde and dipeptides such as glycyl-DL-alanine and glycyl-DL-phenylalanine have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, molar conductance, IR, UV spectra, TG and DTA studies. The COO stretching bands in IR spectra suggest that the carboxylate acts as a monodentate group when binding with metal. The ligands are coordinated to the central metal as tetradentate ligands. The bonding sites are the carboxylate oxygen, imino nitrogen, amide nitrogen and phenolic oxygen.     

An ESCA investigation of some copper complexes

A series of copper complexes have been investigated by ESCA. All complexes were salts of the tetraphenylphosphonium ion. The binding energies of all the atoms in the complexes were determined. From the binding energies of the ligand atoms we estimated the effective charges on these atoms. For this purpose we used linear relations of the formE_b = kq + E_bO which had been established previously within our scheme of C 1s (phenyl) as internal standard. From the data thus obtained, the effective charge on the copper atom was estimated. A linear relation between binding energy and the effective charge on the copper atom was found, i.e.,E_b(Cu) = 1.52q_Cu + 932.2ESCA spectra were recorded for the complexes bis(1,3-diphenyl-1,3-propanediono) copper (II) and bis(3-phenyl-2,4-pentanediono) copper (II). By a combination of the XPS binding energies and IR intensities of the ν_CH vibrations of the phenyl groups in the complexes with empirical relations between these entities and the effective charges of the atoms and groups, a fairly complete mapping of the charge distributions of these complexes has been achieved.     

Ni（Ⅱ）,Cu（Ⅱ）,Zn（Ⅱ）的硝酸盐与氟哌酸的固态配合物的 …

由氟哌酸与Ｎｉ（Ⅱ）、Ｃｕ（Ⅱ）、Ｚｎ（Ⅱ）的硝酸盐合成了三个未见报道的固态配合物,并用元素分析、摩尔电导、红外光谱、热重分析表征了它们的组成和性质。     

An X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic study of some nickel (II) amine complexes

The X-ray photoelectron (XPS) spectra of several Ni(II) diamine complexes, a Ni(II) triamine complex and several Ni(II) diimine complexes are reported in terms of the Ni 2p, Cl 2p and N 1s core level binding energies. Theoretical models are presented to account for the quadratic relationship observed between XPS Ni 2p_{$\text{3}\text{2}$}binding energy shifts and the N-H infrared rocking frequency as related to these complexes. On the basis of this correlation, it is possible to discriminate between free counter-ions coordinated to the metal or involved in cluster-ion formation. Individual XPS data for these complexes are interpreted in terms of the intrinsic nature of the metal environment and an attempt is made to calculate the metal and donor nitrogen atomic charges for selected complexes.