Coordination Compounds of Cu, Zn, and Ni with Dicarboxylic Acids and N Donor Ligands, and Their Biological Activity: A Review
Ivana Loubalová, Pavel Kopel
Abstract
Complexes of carboxylic acids are very often studied due to their interesting structural, spectral, and magnetic properties. This review is focused on complexes of four dicarboxylic acids, namely, 2,2'-thiodioacetic, 3,3'-thiodipropionic, 3,3'-dithiodipropionic, and fumaric acid. Many of the complexes were characterized by single crystal X-ray analyses. Without the analyses, it is very difficult to predict the coordination mode of carboxylate groups or nitrogen ligands on central atoms. Thus, structural properties are also discussed, as well as potential applications.
Topics & Concepts
CarboxylateFumaric acidChemistryDicarboxylic acidNitrogenCoordination complexStereochemistryCrystal structureCrystallographyPolymer chemistryOrganic chemistryMetalMetal complexes synthesis and propertiesCrystal structures of chemical compoundsOrganometallic Compounds Synthesis and Characterization