Synthesis and Metal Complex Formation of Nitrogen-Oxygen Donor Macrocyclic Ligands

Reduction of 2,3:9,10-dibenzo-5,12-diaza-1,8-dioxacylotetradecane-5,11-diene( 1 ) with sodium borohydride in ethanol generates 2,3:9,10-dibenzo-5,12-diaza-1,8-dioxacyclotetradecane( 2 ) in high yield. The macrocyclic ligand 2,3:9,10-dibenzo-5,12-diaza-1,8-dioxacyclotetradecane-N,N′-diacetic acid ( 3 ) has been synthesized and characterized. In addition, reaction of ( 2 ) with an excess of acrylonitrile gives 2,3:9,10-dibenzo-5,12-diaza-1,8-dioxacyclotetradecane-N,N′-di(2-cyanoethyl) ( 4 ). Several new complexes of these ligands with nickel(II), copper(II) and cobalt(II) have been prepared and identified. The structures of these complexes are proposed on the basis of elemental analysis, ¹H, ¹³C-NMR, IR, UV-VIS spectra, magnetic susceptibility and conductivity data.