Thermodynamic Studies on the Complexation Reactions of Copper(II) Macrocyclic Tetramine Complexes with Monodentate Ligands: Part II. A Spectrophotometric Study on the Reactions of Meso-5, 7, 7, 12, 14, 14-Hexamethyl-1, 4, 8, 11-Tetraazacyclotetradecane-Copper(II) (Blue) with Halide Ions

The stability constants for the formation of Cu(tet a)X]⁺(blue) from Cu(tet a)]²⁺(blue) and X- (where X=Cl, Br, I) were determined by spectrophotometric method at 15°, 25° and 35°C. The corresponding ΔH° and ΔS° values were obtained from the variations of the stability constants between 15° and 35°C. For the same halide ion, the stability constant of Cu(tet b)X]⁺ (blue) is larger than that of Cu(tet a)X]⁺(blue).