“…325 In the case of the Cu II complex of N-acetylglucosamine 59b, the Nacetyl group is not coordinated to the Cu II ion but stabilises the complex [Cu(LH 71 ) 2 (OH) 2 ] 27 . 141 The complexation of D-glucosamine 59a with Ni II , 141, 319 ± 322 Co II , 316, 319 ± 324, 326, 327 and Fe III 317 ± 320 ions has been studied fairly comprehensively. For complexes of the composition ML, the following stability series was obtained: Cu II > Pb II > Zn II > Ni II : Co II , Cd II , Mn II ) Ca II , Mg II , 321 and for complexes ML 2 , Fe III > Cu II > Co II .…”