CHED 1240 |
| Copper complexes with various phenanthroline ligands have been studied extensively over the past century. Initial studies in our research group began with mono- and bis-phenanthroline complexes of copper, and these studies have recently been expanded to include the tris-phenanthroline copper complexes. In each case, a series of complexes has been studied using ligands with various electron donating or electron withdrawing substituents in the 5 and/or 6 positions of the phenanthroline In the current project, a consistent method for synthesizing the desired 3:1 products has been established. The compounds have been characterized by using electronic spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry, FTIR, and X-ray crystallography. |
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Undergraduate Research Poster Session: Inorganic Chemistry
2:00 PM-4:00 PM, Monday, April 7, 2008 Morial Convention Center -- Hall A, Poster
Division of Chemical Education |