Synthesis and spectroscopic characterization of copper(II) tetraazaiminooxime macrocyclic complexes--a tetragonal distortion analysis.

Herein we describe the synthesis and spectroscopic (infrared and UV-vis) analysis of [Cu(II)(dohpn)(L)](n+) (dohpn=imineoximic tetraazamacrocyclic ligand 2,3,9,10-tetramethyl-1,4,8,11-tetraazaundecane-1,3,8,10-tetraen-11-ol-1-olate) and L=SCN(-), I(-), Cl(-) (n=0) and 4-aminopyridine (ampy), 4,4'-bipyridine (bipy), imidazole (im), 2-aminopyrazine (ampz) and water (n=1+). The following order of the Jahn-Teller stabilization energy (cm(-1)) was observed: I(-)(6452)<Cl(-)(6477)<NCS(-)(6494)<ampy(6562)<im(6614)<bipy(6685)<ampz(6739)<H(2)O(7813) and the energy of the crystal field transition was correlated with the tetragonal distortion in the structures.