Models for Superoxide Dismutases: Characterization of Mononuclear Cu(II), Fe(III), and Mn(II) Complexes with 4′,5′-Bis(salicylideneimino)benzo-15-crown-5 Original Research Article

Mononuclear Cu(II), Fe(III), and Mn(II) complexes with 4′,5′-bis (salicylideneimino)benzo-15-crown-5, (SALH2), were characterized by elemental analysis, IR and UV–Vis spectroscopy and tested spectrometrically as catalysts for superoxide disproportionation by utilizing xanthine-xanthine oxidase (XXO) assays. The results indicate that the examined mononuclear complexes are speculative potent superoxide dismutase mimics. ©