Reduction of copper(II) complexes of tripodal ligands by nitric oxide and trinitrosation of the ligands.
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.
Sarma
Moushumi
M
Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam 781039, India.
Kalita
Apurba
A
Kumar
Pankaj
P
Singh
Amardeep
A
Mondal
Biplab
B
D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D008024:Ligands; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D015538:Nitrosation; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
D008024:Ligands; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D003300:Copper