Interaction of an extended series of N-substituted di(2-picolyl)amine derivatives with copper(II). Synthetic, structural, magnetic and solution studies.

The interaction of Cu(II) with the following secondary N-substituted derivatives of di(2-picolyl)amine () are reported: N-cyclohexylmethyl-di(2-picolyl)amine (), N-benzyl-di(2-picolyl)amine (), N-(4-pyridylmethyl)-di(2-picolyl)amine (), N-(4-carboxymethylbenzyl)-di(2-picolyl)amine (), N-(9-anthracen-8-ylmethyl)-di(2-picolyl)amine (), 1,3-bis[di(2-picolyl)aminomethyl]benzene (), 1,4-bis[di(2-picolyl)aminomethyl]benzene () and 2,4,6-tris[di(2-picolyl)amino]triazine (). The solid complexes [Cu()(micro-Cl)](2)(PF(6))(2), [Cu()(micro-Cl)](2)(PF(6))(2).0.