Nature and Mechanism of Decomposition of the Complex of Copper(I) with 5, 7, 7, 12, 14, 14-Hexamethyl-l, 4, 8, ll-tetraazacyclotetradeca-4, ll-diene in Aqueous Solutions. A Pulse Radiolytic Study

Mira Freiberg, Jochen Lilie, Dan Meyerstein

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Abstract

The reduction of CuIIL in water by hydrated electrons -CH2OH, CH3CHOH, and (CH3)2COH were studied. The planar Cu1L formed is transformed in neutral or slightly acidic solutions to CuIIIL-H. CuIIIL(planar) and CumL-H are in equilibrium with another form of CuIL plausibly with a tetrahedral configuration. The latter form is stable in neutral and alkaline solutions and is identical with the CuIL formed electrochemically. In acidic solutions, pH >5.5, CuIL decomposes to Cu+ + LH2 2+ in an acid-catalyzed process.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1908-1912
Number of pages5
JournalInorganic Chemistry
Volume19
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 1980
Externally publishedYes

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