STRUCTURAL STUDIES OF BIO- AND RELATED MATERIALS USING SYNCHROTRON RADIATION: The Structure of Tetra(imidazole)chlorocopper(II) Chloride

摘要

The complex tetra(imidazole)chlorocopper(II) chloride, [Cu(imidazole)_4Cl]Cl, has been synthesized, and the structure has been determined at the Small Crystal X-ray Crystallography Beamline (11.3.1) of the Advanced Light Source (ALS) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), USA. Structural parameters of the parent complex are compared to similar materials previously reported in the literature. The particles in the present study can be used to prepare nanoparticle materials, or, by controlled growth, can be formed as nanoparticles initially. The structural data are important for making detailed calculations, models, and deriving reaction mechanisms involving metal ion-based biochemical systems.