Spectroscopic characterisation of a copper(II) complex of a thioether-substituted phenoxyl radical: a new model for galactose oxidase

Abstract

The EPR-silent species [Cu(L²)(Tp^Ph)]⁺ exhibits a UV–VIS–NIR spectrum that is very similar to that of active galactose oxidase.

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