Copper(ll) Complexes of Diamino Diamide and Diamino Diamine in Aqueous Solution

In order to study the difference on the equilibrium, spectral properties of copper(II) complexes of diamino diamide and diamino diamine, new tetradentate ligands, 4,7‐dimethyl‐4,7‐diazadecanediamide (4,7‐N,N′‐Me2‐L‐2,2,2) and 1,10‐diamino‐4,7‐dimethyl‐4,7‐diazadecane (4,7‐N,N′‐Me2‐3,2,3‐tet), have been synthesized. Synthetic procedures for these new ligands are described. Their protonation constants have been determined potentiometrically in 0.10 MKC1 at 25.0°C. The formation of their copper(II) complexes have been investigated quantitatively by the potentiometric technique and by the measurement of their electronic spectra.