Issue 24, 2008

Synthesis, characterization and dioxygen reactivity of copper(i) complexes with glycoligands

Abstract

A new family of copper(I) complexes with “glycoligands” containing a central saccharide scaffold, with 2-picolyl ether groups or 2-picolylamine or N-imidazolylamine groups, has been prepared and characterized. For this purpose, the following tetradentate ligands have been synthesized: methyl 2,3-di-O-(2-picolyl)-α-D-lyxofuranoside (L1), 1,5-anhydro-2-deoxy-3,4-di-O-(2-picolyl)-D-galactitol (L2), 5-(amino-N-(2-salicyl))-5-deoxy-1,2-O-isopropylidene-3-O-(2-picolyl)-α-D-xylofuranose (L3), and 5-(amino-N-(2-salicyl))-5-deoxy-1,2-O-isopropylidene-3-O-(methylimidazol-2-yl)-α-D-xylofuranose (L4). The ligands and the complexes were characterized by elemental analysis, IR, 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopies, ESI mass spectrometry, and cyclic voltammetry. Collaterally with the experimental work, HF-DFT(B3LYP/6–31G*) computations were performed to obtain additional structural information. The Cu(I) complexes are found to be pentacoordinated. The redox properties and the O2-reactivity of the CuILn complexes have been studied. Reactions of Cu(I) complexes with dioxygen in ethanol yield stable Cu(II) complexes as confirmed by UV-visible spectrophotometry and EPR spectroscopy.

Graphical abstract: Synthesis, characterization and dioxygen reactivity of copper(i) complexes with glycoligands

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
21 Jan 2008
Accepted
28 Mar 2008
First published
07 May 2008

Dalton Trans., 2008, 3235-3245

Synthesis, characterization and dioxygen reactivity of copper(I) complexes with glycoligands

Z. Damaj, F. Cisnetti, L. Dupont, E. Henon, C. Policar and E. Guillon, Dalton Trans., 2008, 3235 DOI: 10.1039/B801109E

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