Synthesis,crystal structure and electrocatalytic behavior of a copper (II) complex derived from acylpyrazolone double Schiff bases

A new double Schiff base complex, Cu(PMαFP)₂en (HPMαFP = 1‐phenyl‐3‐methyl‐4‐(2‐furoyl)‐5‐pyrazolone, en = ethylenediamine), has been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR, UV, fluorescence spectra, thermal analysis, X‐ray single crystal diffraction and cyclic voltammetry (CV). Its crystal structure is monoclinic with space group Pbca and cell parameters: a = 22.263(3)Å, b = 13.671(2)Å, c = 10.0920(16)Å, Z = 4, S = 1.028, R₁ = 0.0500 and wR₂ = 0.1285. It was found that the Cu²⁺ ion is located in the coordination center. The Cu(II) has a slightly distorted plane quadrilateral coordination environment with two oxygen atoms and two nitrogen atoms of double Schiff base ligand in the equatorial plane. The complex has a one‐dimensional chain supramolecular structure, which is connected by C H…N bonding interactions. In the electrochemical experiments, the CV curve displays an oxidation peak in the presence of uric acid with Ep = 0.216V in pH = 7.0, showing that the Cu(PMαFP)₂en/glassy carbon modified electrode has an electrocatalytic activity toward uric acid.