Effects of Ring Size on Spectral Properties of Copper(II)-Diaminodiamide Complexes in Aqueous Solution

The electronic absorption spectra of aqueous solutions containing copper(II) ion and N, N′-bis(carbamoylmethyl)trimethylenediamine(L-1, 3, 1) at 25.0 ± 0.1°C and 0.10 mol L^?1 NaClO₄, were measured as a function of pH. The absorption maxima and the molar absorptivities of [Cu(L-l, 3, l)]²⁺, [Cu(H.₁L-1, 3, 1)]⁺, and [Cu(H_-2L-l, 3, l)] were calculated from these spectra. A comparison of the spectral parameters of these complexes with those of the copper(lI)-diaminodiamide complexes containing 6, 5, 6-and 6, 6, 6-membered ring systems indicates that the chelate ring size has significant effects on these spectral parameters.