2007 年 23 巻 p. x93-x94
The reaction between Cu(Pic)2·6H2O (Pic=picrate anions) and N,N,N′,N′-tetrakis((2-benzimidazolyl)methyl)-1,2-cyclohexanediamine (CDTB) in DMF has resulted in a mononuclear copper(II) complex, [Cu(CDTB)](Pic)2·1.5DMF. Crystallographic studies show that the Cu(II) ion is directly coordinated to four benzimidazole imine nitrogen atoms and two amine nitrogen atoms from CDTB, forming a highly distorted octahedron geometry.