Synthesis, crystal structure and catecholase activity of [Co(SCN)2(L)] [L = N,N′-(bis(pyridine-2-yl)benzilidene)-1,2-ethanediamine]

Crystallographically characterized [Co(SCN)2(L)] [L = N,N′-(bis(pyridine-2-yl)benzilidene)-1,2-ethanediamine] (1) as the functional model of catecholase activity was synthesized and characterized. The catechol-quinone conversion in presence f aerial oxygen and 1 was found in methanol and acetonitrile. In each case Michaelis-Menten kinetics were followed to prove the biomimicking nature of 1.210