Synthesis and structural characterization of copper(II) complexes with the 2′-[1-(2-pyridinyl)ethylidene]oxalohydrazide ligand

The octahedral copper(II) complex with two 2′-[1-(2-pyridinyl)ethylidene]oxalohydrazide molecules was synthesized from bis(acetylacetonato)copper(II) and 2′-[1-(2-pyridinyl)ethylidene]oxamohydrazide (Hapsox). The complex is unstable when not in solution. X-ray analysis confirmed the tridentate coordination of the ligands in the monoanionic form. In addition, the stable tetrahedral copper(II) complex with one ligand molecule coordinated as a tridentate in the dianionic form was prepared by direct synthesis from Cu(NO3)2·3H2O and Hapsox, and characterized by elemental analysis, magnetic measurements and by i.r. and u.v./vis. spectrophotometry.