Dimeric copper(II) tetracarboxylates as catalysts in the selective epoxidation of styrene

Synthesis, characterization, antioxidant, antileishmanial, anticancer, DNA and theoretical SARS-CoV-2 interaction studies of copper(II) carboxylate complexes

“…The apical nitrogen donor ligands normally saturate the coordination spheres of the copper centers and thereby result in the commonly observed discrete di-nuclear molecular units [2] , [3] , [4] , [5] , [6] , [7] , [8] , [9] , [10] , [11] , [12] , [13] , [14] , [15] , [16] , [17] . Less common polymeric paddlewheel structures may result in cases where carboxylates act as bridging bidentate ligands in the apical positions [18] , [19] , [20] , [21] , [22] , [23] , [24] , [25] , [26] , [27] , [28] , [29] , [30] , [31] , [32] , [33] , [34] . The formation of di- or polymeric structures may be attributed mainly to both steric as well as electronic effects of the employed ligands.…”