Synthesis and characterization of copper(I) complexes from triphenylphosphine and isatin Schiff bases of semi- and thiosemicarbazide

Abstract

The reaction of isatin-3-thiosemicarbazone (ITC, 1) or isatin-3-semicarbazone (ISC, 2) with nitrato bis(triphenylphosphine)copper(I) gave the four coordinate copper(I) complexes [Cu(PPh₃)₂(ITC)]NO₃ (3) and [Cu(PPh₃)₂(ISC)]NO₃ (4). The synthesized complexes were characterized by FT-IR, UV–VIS, Raman and elemental analysis. The crystal structure of 3 was investigated by single crystal X-ray diffraction. The ITC coordinates to the copper(I) ion in a bidentate fashion via the N(imine) and S atoms which along with two triphenylphosphine ligands form a tetracoordinate complex. The complex has a distorted tetrahedral coordination environment. Crystal data at 150.0 K: space group P2₁/c with a=12.5777(4), b=15.2062(5), c=21.9057(7) Å, β=95.628(3)^o, Z=4, R ₁=0.049.

Keywords:

• synthesis
• spectroscopic characterization
• X-ray crystal structure
• Cu(I) complex
• isatin derivatives

Acknowledgements

We are grateful to Payame Noor University (PNU) for the financial support.