Synthesis and properties of 16-membered hexaaza macrocycles complexes of copper(II) produced by one-pot template

Square-planar copper (II) complexes of 16-membered hexaaza macrocyclic ligands have been prepared by the one-pot template reactions of formaldehyde and propylenediamine (pn) with alkyl and benzyl amine in the presence of copper (II) ion. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.