Copper and ruthenium-coordinated diimine compounds exhibit very dynamic properties such as photoactivity and potential applications in medicine. Adding a functional groups capable of hydrogen bonding to these diimine-type ligands may allow interesting and unique characteristics able to benefit both practical aspects. A series of sulfonamide- and carboxy-substituted Schiff Base ligands have been synthesized for use in metal coordination chemistry. The ligands are being characterized via 1H NMR, 13C NMR, ATR-FTIR, and X-ray crystallography. Several synthetic pathways have been developed to synthesize the Schiff Bases. These pathways make it easy to customize and tune the ligands’ properties. The synthesis and characterization of the new ligands and their metal complexes will be presented.

Synthesis and coordination chemistry of new Schiff base ligands with hydrogen-bonding groups

255th National Meeting (2018)

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