Triple bridged μ-phenoxo-bis(μ-carboxylate) and double bridged μ-phenoxo-μ1,1-azide/μ-methoxide dicopper(II) complexes: Syntheses, structures, magnetochemistry, spectroscopy and catecholase activity

Abstract The work in this paper presents syntheses, characterization, crystal structures, catecholase activity, electrospray ionization mass spectroscopy (ESI-MS positive), and magnetic properties of seven triple bridged μ-phenoxo-bis(μ-carboxylate) dicopper(II) complexes [CuII2L(μ-HCOO)2](ClO4)·CH3OH (1), [CuII2L(μ-CH3COO)2](ClO4) (2), [CuII2L(μ-CCl3COO)2(H2O)](ClO4) (3), [CuII2L(μ-CH3CH2COO)2](ClO4) (4), [CuII2L(μ-CH3CH2CH2COO)2](ClO4) (5), [CuII2L(μ-PhCOO)2](ClO4)·CH3CN (6) and [CuII2L(μ-o-ClPhCOO)2](ClO4) (7), one double bridged μ-phenoxo-μ1,1-azide system [CuII2L(μ1,1-N3)(N3)2] (8) and one double bridged μ-phenoxo-μ-methoxide system [CuII2L(μ-OCH3)(NCO)2] (9), derived from a new dinucl…