Research Article

Synthesis and Characterisation of New Symmetrical Binucleating Ligands and Their Binuclear Copper(II) Complexes

Table 2

Electrochemical data for the complexes (in dmfa).

No.Complexes pc/v pa/v /v ( /mv) pc/v pa/v /V ( /mv)

1 Cu2L1(OAc) ClO4·2H2O−0.52 −0.36−0.44 (160)−0.94−0.700.82 (240)
2 Cu2L2(OAc) ClO4·2H2O−0.58−0.42−0.50 (160)−0.91−0.75−0.80 (160)
3 Cu2L1(Benz) ClO4·2H2O−0.50−0.34−0.42 (160)−0.98−0.74−0.86 (240)
4 Cu2L2(Benz) ClO4·2H2O−0.48−0.32−0.40 (160)−1.02−0.88−0.85 (140)
5 Cu2L1Cl2 ·2H2O−0.66−0.52−0.59 (140)
6 Cu2L2Cl2 ·2H2O−0.72−0.50−0.61 (220)
7 Cu2L1(ClO4)2 ·2H2O−0.68−0.50−0.59 (180)
8 Cu2L2(ClO4)2 ·2H2O−0.70−0.48−0.59 (220)

Potential V versus SCE. Conditions: Pt working and SCE reference electrodes;
supporting electrolyte: TBAP; concentration: complex (  M), TBAP (  M).