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Crystal Structures Of Copper(Ii) Complexes Of Some 2-Methyl-8-Quinolinols And Implications For Their Antifungal Activity / Massud Shoja, Herman Gershon, Diana Bray, And Donald D. Clarke Department Of Chemistry, Fordham University, Bronx, Ny 10458, Usa New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, Ny 10458, Usa, Massud Shoja Phd, Herman Gershon, Diana Bray, Donald Dudley Clarke Phd
Crystal Structures Of Copper(Ii) Complexes Of Some 2-Methyl-8-Quinolinols And Implications For Their Antifungal Activity / Massud Shoja, Herman Gershon, Diana Bray, And Donald D. Clarke Department Of Chemistry, Fordham University, Bronx, Ny 10458, Usa New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, Ny 10458, Usa, Massud Shoja Phd, Herman Gershon, Diana Bray, Donald Dudley Clarke Phd
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A hypothesis that the geometry of a potential fungicide must be consistent with that of the pores of the fungal spore wall in order to penetrate it and be toxic has been developed. Certain bis(8-quinolinolato)copper(II) complexes seemed to contradict this. To resolve this issue, structures of bis(7-fluoro-8-quinolinolato )copper(II) (1), bis(2-methyl-8-quinolinolato )copper(II) (2), and bis(2-methyl-7-nitro-8-quinolinolato)copper(II) (3) were solved. The ligands of 1 are square planar with copper at the center of symmetry. In 2 and 3 the methyl group at C2 interacts with the other 8- quinolinol ligand, producing a significant distortion of the square planar geometry which causes a rotation …