Abstract: | Substituted 2-(Thiazol-4-yl)-phenols as Ligands and Potential Extractants for Copper (II) Substituted 2-(thiazol-4-yl)-phenols are obtained by the HANTZSCH synthesis. Their solubility in toluene is higher than in n-octane depending on the position, the chain length, and the polarity of the substituents. From alcoholic solutions complexes of the type CuL2n are precipitated. According to the substituents their structure is distorted octahedral (CuL22, CuL23) or distorted tetrahedral (CuL28, CuL29). The new complexes are nearly insoluble in toluene and aliphatic hydrocarbons, but CuL28 and CuL29 are soluble in chloroform. Therefore copper(II) may be extracted by HL8 and HL9 using chloroform as a diluent. |