Synthesis and Characterization of Copper(II) Complexes with Long Chain Dithiocarbamates

Abstract

Copper complexes of dithiocarbamates ligands were obtained from RNH2 (R = C6H13-, C12H25- y C18H37-) and an excess of CS2 in the presence of NaOH. Sodium hexyldithiocarbamate is not possible to isolate from solution but the other two were obtained and characterizedby infrared spectroscopy, UV-vis and powder X-ray diffraction. Copper complexes were obtained in situ from ligand solution as greenish powders. All the complexes were characterized by infrared spectroscopy, UV-vis, powder X-ray diffraction and Scanning Electron Microscopy. The complexes show an amorphous phase in the case of DCu12 and nanocrystalline structure for DCu18, as observed in XRD.