Spectroscopic study of copper(II) complexes with carboxymethyl dextran and dextran sulfate

Abstract

The copper(II) ion complexes with carboxymethyl dextran (CMD) and dextran sulfate (DS) were studied by different methods. Content of copper was determined by atomic absorption spectroscopy. It was found that copper : ligand mole ratio (Cu : CMD) is 1 : 2, and Cu : DS is 1 : 1 by mole ratio method. Spectrophotometric parameters of synthesized compounds are characteristic for Cu(II) ion in octahedral (Oh) coordination. Analyzing of FTIR spectra in ν(C=O) vibration region has showed that -COOH group acts as bidentate ligand, while the compounds of Cu(II) with DS copper ions are in the region of four oxygen atoms of two adjacent sulfo groups. The presence of crystalline water was determined by isotopic substitution of H2O molecules with D2O molecules. Comparison of spectra recorded at room (RT) and liquid nitrogen temperature (LNT) has enabled detection bands of water molecules libration indicating that they are coordinated complementing coordination sphere of Cu(II) ions to six. The complexes are of Cu(II) · (CMD)2 · (H2O)2 or Cu(II) · DS · (H2O)2 type. The similarities of the γ(C-H) range in a part of FTIR spectra indicate that there is no difference in the conformation of the 4C1 glucopyranose (Glc) unit CMD and DS synthesized Cu(II) complexes.