Does a reinforced kinetic macrocyclic effect exist? The demetallation in strong acid of copper (II) complexes with open and cyclic tetramines containing a piperazine …
Abstract The demetallation in acidic solution of the Cu II complexes with open-chain and cyclic tetramines containing a piperazine unit (2 and 3) has been investigated in terms of its kinetic aspects and compared with the behaviour of unsubstituted counterparts (tetramines 1 and 4). The presence of the piperazine fragment slows demetallation of the open-chain- ligand complex owing to the activation barrier associated with the conformational change ...