Copper(II) complexes of pyridine-oxazoline (Pyox) ligands: Coordination chemistry, ligand stability, and catalysis

The coordination chemistry of copper bearing chiral pyridine-oxazoline ligands, and their role in oxidation catalysis, is presented. The coordinated ligands undergo hydrolysis by fortuitous water, affording a coordination polymer consisting of copper coordinated by pyridine-2-carboxylate ligands.