Synthesis and characterization of [Cu(mb2en)2]ClO4 and [Cu(mb2en)(PPh3)2]BPh4: crystal structure of [Cu(mb2en)2]ClO4.

The ligand, N,N'-bis-(4-methoxy-benzylidene)-ethane-1,2-diamine (mb2en), and its corresponding copper(I) complexes, [Cu(mb2en)2]ClO4 (1), and [Cu(mb2en)(PPh3)2]BPh4 (2), have been synthesized and characterized by CHN analyses, 1H and 13C-NMR, IR, and UV-Vis spectroscopies. The crystal and molecular structure of [Cu(mb2en)2]ClO4 (1), were determined by X-ray crystallography from a single-crystal. The coordination polyhedron about copper(I) is best described as a distorted tetrahedron. Quasi-irreversible redox behavior was observed for 1 and 2 (E1/2 = 0.55 and 0.95 V, respectively). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]