title: Reduction of copper(II) complexes of tripodal ligands by nitric oxide and trinitrosation of the ligands.
abstract: The copper(II) centers in two copper(II) complexes of tripodal amine ligands, in acetonitrile solvent, upon exposure to nitric oxide have been found to produce a thermally unstable [Cu(II)-NO] intermediate followed by the reduction of copper(II) to copper(I). This reduction resulted in the concomitant trinitrosation of the ligands at their terminal amine centers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam 781039, India.
authors.forename: Moushumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sarma
authors.forename: Apurba
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kalita
authors.forename: Pankaj
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Amardeep
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Biplab
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mondal
mesh_terms: D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D008024:Ligands; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D015538:Nitrosation; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D008024:Ligands; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D003300:Copper