title: Cu2+ coordination properties of a 2-pyridine heptaamine tripod: characterization and binding mechanism.
abstract: The synthesis, protonation, and Cu(2+) coordination chemistry of a tripodal heptaamine ligand (L(1)) functionalized with 2-pyridine fragments at the ends of its three branches are reported. L(1) presents six relatively high protonation constants followed by much more reduced constant that as indicated by the UV-vis and NMR data, occur on the pyridine fragments. p[H]-metric, ESI/MS(+), EPR and UV-vis data show that L(1) is able to form mono-, di-, and trinuclear Cu(2+) complexes. Slippage movements and molecular reorganizations have been observed to occur as a function of p[H] in the 1:1 Cu(2+) complexes. The kinetic studies showed that the complex formation is fast and proceeds through a dissociative Eigen-Wilkins mechanism. The decomposition of CuL(1) upon addition of acid excess occurs with two separate kinetic steps; the rate constant for the fast process does not vary with respect to the H(+) concentration whereas a linear dependence on H(+) is observed for the slow step.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Physico-Chimie Bioinorganique, Institut de Chimie, UMR 7177 CNRS-UdS, Université de Strasbourg, ECPM 25, rue Becquerel, 67200 Strasbourg, France.
authors.forename: Alejandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sornosa Ten
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Humbert
authors.forename: Begoña
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Verdejo
authors.forename: José M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Llinares
authors.forename: Mourad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Elhabiri
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jezierska
authors.forename: Conxa
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Soriano
authors.forename: Henryk
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kozlowski
authors.forename: Anne-Marie
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Albrecht-Gary
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: García-España
mesh_terms: D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008024:Ligands; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011073:Polyamines / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D011522:Protons; D011725:Pyridines / Q000737:chemistry*; D021241:Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization
chemical_list: D008024:Ligands; D011073:Polyamines; D011522:Protons; D011725:Pyridines; D003300:Copper