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A New Thioether‐Based (N 2 S 2 )Copper( II / I ) Complex Exhibiting a High Redox Potential
Author(s) -
Torelli Stéphane,
Belle Catherine,
Philouze Christian,
Pierre JeanLouis,
Rammal Wassim,
SaintAman Eric
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
european journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 1434-1948
DOI - 10.1002/ejic.200300073
Subject(s) - thioether , chemistry , redox , copper , amine gas treating , ligand (biochemistry) , crystallography , electron transfer , stereochemistry , medicinal chemistry , inorganic chemistry , photochemistry , organic chemistry , biochemistry , receptor
Abstract From the new ligand bis[2‐( tert ‐butylthio)benzyl](2‐pyridylmethyl)amine [N 2 (S t Bu) 2 ], the corresponding complexes [Cu I {N 2 (S t Bu) 2 }]CF 3 SO 3 ( 1 ) and [Cu II {N 2 (S t Bu) 2 }](H 2 O)(CF 3 SO 3 )]CF 3 SO 3 ( 2 ) were synthesized and characterized by X‐ray crystallography. The Cu−S bonds are unusually shortened in 1 and elongated for the axial thioether in 2 . Redox studies show that 1 and 2 interconvert during the electron transfer with a high Cu II/I potential of 0.79 V vs. SCE in CH 2 Cl 2 . (© Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2003)