Synthesis and structure of a semi-rigid dinucleating macrocycle containing the 2,6-bis(thiomethyl)pyridine unit and reactions of its copper(II) complex
Abstract
A new dinucleating macrocyclic ligand (5), possessing two ‘soft’ pyridyldithio chelating units held rigidly apart by a m-xylyl group, is readily synthesized; its crystal structure has been determined, and its dinuclear copper(II) complex shows moderate activity as a catalyst for alkene oxidation and phosphate hydrolysis.