Desulfurization processes of thiosemicarbazonecopper(ii) derivatives in acidic and basic aqueous media

This work provides structural evidence for different desulfurization processes in aqueous solutions of [CuL]+ derivatives (HL = pyridine-2-carbaldehyde thiosemicarbazone). Structural resolution has been achieved for the [{CuL(SH)}2] (1), [CuLCl]2[Cu(pic)2] (pic− = picolinato, pyridine-2-carboxilato) (2) and [Cu(HL)(NCS)](NO3) (4) compounds, together with a derivative of 4 with formula [Cu(HL)(NCS)][Cu(HL)(NCS)0.72(NO3)0.28](NO3)2 (5), whose HS−, pic− and NCS− ligands come from thiosemicarbazone breakage. The behaviour of the [CuL]+ species in basic aqueous solutions or water under reflux has been compared with that exhibited by iron(III), cobalt(III), zinc(II) and lead(II) derivatives of th…