Tridentate Schiff base coordinated trigonal bipyramidal / square pyramidal copper(II) complexes: Synthesis, crystal structure, DFT / TD-DFT calculation, catecholase activity and DNA binding

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/j.molstruc.2019.03.098

Using tridentate O,N,O/N,N,O donor Schiff bases and 1,10-phenanthroline, five coordinated copper(II) complexes, {[Cu(L¹)(phen)][Cu(L¹)(phen)]?5H₂O}(1) and {[Cu(L²)(phen)](ClO₄)}(2) [H₂L