Copper(II) complex with oxazoline ligand: Synthesis, structures and catalytic activity for nitro compounds reduction

Abstract The Cu(II) complexes bearing bisoxazolines, tridentate pincer pybox and terpyridine ligands have been synthesized and fully characterized. The molecular structures of copper complexes 1a and 1c were confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction methods. These copper complexes highly catalyzed nitro compounds reduction to aniline and its derivatives in the presence of NaBH4 reducing agent in water solvent. The complex 1e was an efficient catalyst toward nitro compounds reduction with wide functional group substrate scope and aliphatic nitro compounds.