Three new copper(II) complexes of N-benzyl di(pyridylmethyl)amine (phdpa) were synthesized and characterized by spectroscopic methods. The interaction between CT-DNA and the complexes was studied by UV and fluorescence titration methods. It was found that the complex [(phdpa)Cu(H(2)O)Ac)](Ac), with the non-planar aromatic heterocyclic ring ligand (phdpa), showed good anticancer properties and c...

We have solved the single crystal structure to 1.2-A resolution of the Z-DNA sequence d(CGCGCG) soaked with copper(II) chloride. This structure allows us to elucidate the structural properties of copper in a model that mimics a physiologically relevant environment. A copper(II) cation was observed to form a covalent coordinate bond to N-7 of each guanine base along the hexamer duplex. The occur...

Using the amino acids methionine and serine reduced Schiff base and their copper(II) complexes were synthesized. The inhibition effect of these copper (II) complexes on the corrosion of mild steel in 1 M HCl solution was investigated. The corrosion inhibition action is studied through weight loss method. Among the tested complexes [CuCl(SMet)PPh 3 .H 2 O] exhibited better corrosion inhibition a...

The extraction and separation of copper(II), zinc(II), cobalt(II), and cadmium(II) were investigated. Both copper(II) and zinc(II) formed ammine-complexes, while cadmium(II) and cobalt(II) formed hydroxide precipitates in an ammonia medium. By the addition of sodium dodecylsulfate (SDS), a copper(II) complex formed an ion-pair (copper-ammine-DS), which was extracted into the SDS phase. However,...

1. The association and ionization constants for nickel (II) and a selection of L-histidine-containing peptides have been computed together with the constants for copper (II) and acetylglycylglycyl-L-histidylglycine. 2. A close parallel between the titration behavior of copper (II) apomyoglobin complexes and model peptides has been obtained on the assumption that 1 of the 4 bound metal ions is s...

Binuclear C opper(II) Complexes, Synthesis, Catalytic Function New binucleating ligands, (L 1) N ,N ',N",N"'-tetrakis(2-benzimidazolylmethyl)-l,4,9,12-tetraazacyclohexadecane, and (L2) N .N ',N",N"'-tetrakis(2-benzim idazolylm ethyi)-l,4,ll,14-tetraazacycloeicosane were prepared. From the reaction mixture of copper(II) salt and the ligand, new binuclear copper(II) complexes, Cu2(L ') (N 0 3)4 (...

This paper presents the vacuum structures of aquacopper(II) bis(amino acid) complexes with glycine, sarcosine, N,N-dimethylglycine, and N-tert-butyl-N-methylglycine estimated using the B3LYP method. The differences between the B3LYP vacuum structures and experimental crystal structures suggested considerable influence of crystal lattice packing effects on the changes in the complexes' geometrie...

A set of four copper(ii) complexes, and (X = Cl, Br; = N-(l-leucine methyl ester)-N'-((2-pyridin-2-yl)methyl)oxalamide and = N-benzyl-N'-((2-pyridin-2-yl)methyl)oxalamide), have been synthesized and characterized by X-ray structural analysis, electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy on single crystals and by SQUID magnetization measurements. X-ray diffraction studies show one-dimensio...

The alloys of copper find extensive use in automobile radiators, heat exchangers, home heating systems and panels for absorbing solar energy. Copper (II) is a biologically active metal; its compounds affect the vital activity of plant and animal organisms. Copper is one of essential elements required for normal human metabolism [1]. Copper (II) is known to play a significant role in biological ...

The synthesis and X-ray crystal structures of copper(II) nitrate, copper(I) iodide and zinc(II) bromide complexes of the chiral ligand 2 are described.