Copper(II) complex derived from axial chiral heterocyclic spiro ligand: Crystal structure, characterization and SOD activity

A new Cu(II) coordination polymer (1) constructed from an axially chiral heterocyclic spiro ligand, 2,4,8,10-tetraoxaspiro[5,5]undecane-3,9-dicarboxylic acid (H2L) and 1,3-bis(4-pyridyl)propane (bpp), has been prepared and characterized. Structural analysis shows that 1 features a 2D undulated layer of rhombic meshes with (4, 4) topology. Interestingly, a 1D wave-like water tape formed by the cyclic centrosymmetric chairlike octamer water clusters (H2O)8 are observed between the 2D sheets. Furthermore, the experimental data and computational studies of superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity of H2L and 1 were investigated.106