Control of copper(II) coordination geometry via supramolecular assembly of ligands in the solid state

D J White, L Cronin, S Parsons, N Robertson, P A Tasker, A P Bisson

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The high density and strength of intermolecular hydrogen bonding between amine and sulfonamide units in the complex [Cu(Tstn)(2)] [TstnH = N-(3-aminopropyl)-4-methylbenzenesulfonamide] give rise to energetically unfavourable coordination geometries at the copper centres in the solid state, in a manner analogous to the entatic state forced on metal active sites in metalloenzymes through secondary and tertiary protein structures.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1107-1108
Number of pages2
JournalChemical Communications
Issue number12
Publication statusPublished - 21 Jun 1999

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