Tetranuclear Copper and Mononuclear Nickel Complex of the Schiff Base of (3Z)-3-Hydrazonobutan-2-One Oxime with Different Aromatic Carbonyl Compounds: Synthesis, Single Crystal X-Ray Structure, Catecholase Activity, Phenoxazinone Synthase Activity, Catalytic Study for the Homocoupling of Benzyl Amines
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Synthesis and characterisation of one trinuclear copper complex, ([Cu<sub>3</sub>L<sub>3</sub>O]ClO<sub>4</sub>) (<b>1</b>) and one nickel complex ([Ni(L'H)<sub>2</sub>(dmso)<sub>2</sub>](ClO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>) (<b>2</b>) with Schiff base ligands: (3Z)-3-((Z)-(1-(thiophen-2-yl)ethylidene)hydrazono)butan-2-one oxime (LH) and 1-(pyridin-2-yl)ethylidene)hydrazono)butan-2-one oxime (L<sup>'</sup>H). <b>1</b> shows high catecholase activity and has also been tested as a catalyst for the synthesis of benzylimine. <b>2 </b> shows phenoxazinone synthase activity.