Trinuclear coordinatively labile Cu(ii) complex of 4,6-O-ethylidene-β-d-glucopyranosylamine derived Schiff baseligand and its reactivity towards primary alcohols and amines

Abstract

A novel neutral trinuclear Cu(II) complex of a Schiff base ligand derived from D-glucose has been synthesised and structurally characterised, which exhibits excellent alcohol binding affinity and activates the C–Cl bond of chloroform in the presence of primary amine.