摘要
This paper represents the interaction of well characterized Lewis base [（Pyr）nCuX]4O2, n = 1 or 2, X = Cl, Br or I, Pyr = pyrrolidine with CO2 as a Lewis acid to produce new series of oxidative coupling and catechol oxidase initiators [（Pyr）nCuX]4（CO3）2. These carbonato derivatives are isolated as stable solids. They are easily soluble in aprotic solvents as CH2Cl2 or PhNO2. Cryoscopic measurements support tetranuclear core structure for all of them. Infrared spectra show differences from their oxo analogous in the carbonato domains but those differences did not distinguish between tridentate bridging carbonato and bidentate one. Rate of oxidation of 2,6-dimethylphenol （DMP） by [（Pyr）CuCl]4（CO3）2, supports coordination number six for Cu（Ⅱ） centers in [（Pyr）CuCl]4（CO3）2. In order to fulfill coordination number six, for n = 1, carbonate will act as tridentate while for n = 2, it will act as bidentate, as shown in Scheme 4. Near infrared spectra indicate a [（3 halo） Cu（Ⅱ） charge transfer] for [（Pyr）nCuX]4（CO3）2, n = 1 or 2, X = Cl or Br. Low molecular absorptivities of the maxima at 825 nm and 730 nm for [（Pyr）nCuI]4（CO3）2, n = 1 or 2 with a minimum of high molecular absorptivities at 600 nm, comparing to X= CI or Br analogous, support a step structure for [（Pyr）,Cul]4（CO3）2, as shown in Scheme 5. Cyclic voltammograms for [（Pyr）nCuX]4（CO3）2; n = 1 or 2, X = CI or Br, are irreversible in characters.
