Research Article

X-Ray Crystallographic Analysis, EPR Studies, and Computational Calculations of a Cu(II) Tetramic Acid Complex

Table 3

Bond lengths in Angstroms of tetramic acid (TA) and Cu, Zn-complexes (Cu(TA-H+)2(EtOH)2), (Zn(TA-H+)2(EtOH)2) calculated by B3LYP method using the TZVP basis set. Atoms numbering refers to Figure 4.

Complexes-bond length [Å]BondsLigand-bond length [Å]
BondsCu-complex/B3LYPCu-complex/X-raysZn-complex/B3LYPZn-complex/X-rays [37]B3LYPX-rays [37]

O12–H131.00431.0809

–N–C– bondsN2–C61.42231.4281.42081.4261N1–C51.42691.4326
N2–C271.41911.4201.41831.3951N1–C271.42241.4190
N2–C31.45181.4491.45261.4517N1–C21.45491.4353

–C=O bondsC7–O81.25881.2811.25661.2534C6–O111.24231.2592
C27–O281.21021.2141.21051.2219C27–O281.20881.2124
C3–O331.21341.2051.21391.2110C2–O331.21051.2178

–C=O bondC5–O131.25941.2681.25961.2528C4–O121.31161.3138

–C–C– bonds
pyrrole ring
C3–C41.45361.4511.45361.4529C2–C31.45541.4530
C4–C51.41131.3941.41451.4116C3–C41.37881.3836
C5–C61.48071.4831.48341.4898C4–C51.45251.4552

–C–C– bonds
carbon chain
C4–C71.42011.4101.42601.4306C3–C61.44891.4416
C7–C91.50461.4751.50571.5001C6–C71.50011.4910
C6–C141.34731.3321.34701.3371C5–C141.35161.3535
C14–C161.45541.4531.45571.4661C14–C161.45211.4559

C27–C291.50761.4841.50781.4969C27–C291.50641.4964

–C–C– bonds
phenyl ring
C16–C251.40291.4161.40291.3981C16–C251.40361.4033
C16–C171.40421.3971.40421.3983C16–C171.40491.4041
C17–C191.38731.3841.38741.3900C17–C191.38681.3837
C19–C211.39181.3781.39181.3859C19–C211.39191.3816
C21–C231.39251.3571.39251.3808C21–C231.39281.3887
C23–C251.38681.3911.38681.3883C23–C251.38601.3840

EthanolO34–C361.43621.44501.4543
C36–C391.51911.51671.4814
O34–H350.96470.965460.8403

–M–O– bonds
MO6 unit
M1–O131.97911.9302.05742.0544
M1–O541.97911.9302.05742.0544
M1–O81.99381.9362.07822.0744
M1–O491.99381.9362.07822.0744
M1–O342.46882.5222.23232.1352
M1–O752.46882.5222.23232.1352