UNSYMMETRICAL TETRADENTATE COMPLEXES OF COPPER (II)

Abstract

Four mixed tetradentate Cu(II) chelates were prepared by reacting a copper salt, acety acetone, and ethylene-diamine with salicylaldehyde, o-hydroxyacetophenone, o-hydroxypropiophenone, and o-hydroxybutyrophenone, respectively. The I.R., optical, and E.S.R. spectra were obtained and discussed with regard to the expected bonding changes and/or those predicted by a model molecular orbital calculation for mixed ligand complexes.