The study of enantioselectivity in copper complexes with some 1,3-dicarbonyl ligands by circular dichroism spectroscopy

The circular dichroism spectra of copper(II) complexes with hydroxymethylene camphor, hydroxymethylene menthone, and trifluoroacetyl camphor as well as of mixed-ligand complexes with acetylacetone have been studied in different solvents at different temperatures. The changes observed in the spectra are attributed to a strong coordination of the solvent molecules in axial positions of square-planar complexes. It has been shown that the contributions of two ligands to the net spectrum of circular dichroism are additive and that the absorption spectra of the complexes do not depend on the optical configuration of the ligands. The conclusion has been drawn that no noticeable inter-ligand interactions exist in the complex and no enantioselective effects are exhibited.