Eleven new complexes of Cu(II) chloride and nitrate with bis(pyrazol-1-yl)propane and bis[2-(pyrazol-1-yl)ethyl]ether ligands were prepared and characterized by spectral and electrochemical methods. X-ray crystal structure determination of bis[2-(3,5-dimethylpyrazol-1-yl)ethyl]etherdinitratocopper revealed a hepta-coordinated structure with the bis(pyrazole) ligand coordinated in a tridentate NNO-fashion and both of the nitrate ions in a bidentate fashion. Reaction of Cu(II) nitrate complexes with 2,2′-bipyridyl led to the displacement of one of the nitrate ions into the outer sphere and the formation of mixed-ligand complexes. Mixed-ligand bipyridyl Cu(II) complexes demonstrated the highest superoxide dismutase (SOD)-like activity in a chemical superoxide anion-generating system, with IC50 values in the low micromolar range. Density functional theory calculations showed that introduction of a bipypidyl ligand into the complexes dramatically lowered the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) energy level, which explains the increased SOD-like activity of these complexes compared to non-bipy species. These bipy complexes were also effective scavengers of reactive oxygen species generated by phagocytes (human neutrophils and murine bone marrow leukocytes) ex vivo. Thus, these bipy mixed-ligand complexes represent a promising class of SOD mimetics for future development.

Flexible ligands 1,3-bis(pyrazol-1-yl)propanes, bis[2-(pyrazol-1-yl)ethyl] ethers, and bis[2-(3,5-dimethylpyrazol-1-yl)-ethyl]amine were prepared by a facile procedure involving the reaction of pyrazoles with 1,3-dibromopropane, bis(2-chloroethyl) ether or bis(2-chloroethyl)amine hydrochloride in a superbasic medium (dimethyl sulfoxide/potassium hydroxide). Reaction of bis(2-chloroethyl)amine and pyrazole unexpectedly led to 1,4-bis[2-(pyrazol-1-yl)ethyl]piperazine.

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Reaction of azoles (1,2,4-triazole, benzimidazole, bezotriazole) and dihalogenoderivatives of alkanes and oligoethyleneglycols in a superbasic KOHdimethylsulfoxide medium was used for the synthesis of bis(azolyl)alkanes and related compounds. The new method does not involve the use of toxic solvents and catalysts, does not require column chromatography for product separation and gives the target compounds in high yields.