Mimmi, Maria Chiara published the artcileModels for biological trinuclear copper clusters. Characterization and enantioselective catalytic oxidation of catechols by the copper(II) complexes of a chiral ligand derived from (S)-(-)-1,1′-binaphthyl-2,2′-diamine, Quality Control of 4760-35-4, the publication is Dalton Transactions (2004), 2192-2201, database is CAplus and MEDLINE.
The dinuclear and trinuclear Cu(II) complexes of an octadentate ligand (I) derived from (S)-1,1′-binaphthyl-2,2′-diamine were prepared and characterized by UV/visible, CD, EPR and NMR spectroscopy. The ligand contains two tridentate aminobis(benzimidazole) donor arms connected to a central bidentate diaminobinaphthyl linker, which hosts the chiral unit. In the dinuclear Cu complex the ligation occurs essentially within the tridentate arms of the ligand. The two Cu centers are EPR nonequivalent and noninteracting. The EPR data suggests that one of the Cu ions addnl. interacts with one of the tertiary aminonaphthyl donors. In the trinuclear complex the two aminonaphthyl donors bind the third Cu ion. The EPR spectrum of this complex shows the signal for a mononuclear Cu(II) center bound to a tridentate arm, while the remaining two Cu(II) centers are coupled through hydroxo groups. The CD spectrum shows that in the free ligand a severe reduction of the dihedral angle between the naphthyl groups from the strain free range occurs. This conformation is stabilized by ring stacking interactions with the benzimidazole groups. On complex formation this interaction is removed because the benzimidazole groups are involved in metal binding. In the dinuclear Cu complex the conformation of the binaphthyl chromophore probably approaches the strain free range, while in the trinuclear Cu complex a marked flattening of the dihedral angle between the two naphthyl rings occurs. Both complexes are active catalysts in the oxidation of
Dalton Transactions published new progress about 4760-35-4. 4760-35-4 belongs to imidazoles-derivatives, auxiliary class Chloride,Benzimidazole, name is 2-(Chloromethyl)-1-methyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazole, and the molecular formula is C9H9ClN2, Quality Control of 4760-35-4.
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