Abstract
The synthesis and X-ray crystal structures of three discrete copper(II) complexes of 1,4-bis(di-2-pyridylmethyl)phthalazine (L) are reported. The complexes 1–3 have Cu2L, Cu3L and Cu2L2 composition and display interesting relationships to previously reported complexes of this ligand.
Acknowledgements
We thank the Royal Society of New Zealand for funding through the Marsden Fund and a James Cook Research Fellowship.