Copper (ii) dimers stabilized by bis(phenol) amine ligands: theoretical and experimental insights

Abstract

Comparative structural and magnetic studies on the binuclear Cu complexes of ¹L(2−)/²L(2−) have been done and their electronic structures and observed electronic transitions (DFT and TD-DFT calculations) rationalized. The dimer complex can be converted into the corresponding monomeric Cu(ii) complex, [¹L₂CuII2(X)] (X = py), by adding an exogenous ligand such as pyridine (py).