@article{3067561,
    title = "Coordination behavior of 3-Ethoxycarbonyltetronic acid towards Cu(II) and Co(II) metal ions",
    author = "Markopoulos, J. and Athanasellis, G. and Zahariou, G. and Kikionis, S. and Igglessi-Markopoulou, O.",
    journal = "Bioinorganic Chemistry and Applications",
    year = "2008",
    volume = "2008",
    issn = "1565-3633, 1687-479X",
    doi = "10.1155/2008/547915",
    abstract = "Tetronic acids, 4-hydroxy-5H-furan-2-ones, constitute a class of heterocyclic compounds with potent biological and pharmacological activity. The , -tricarbonyl moiety plays an integral role in biological systems and forms a variety of metal complexes. In this report, we present the complexation reactions of 3-ethoxycarbonyl tetronic acids with acetates and chlorides of Cu(II) and Co(II). These complexes have been studied by means of EPR spectroscopy and magnetic susceptibility measurements. From the obtained results, a preliminary complexation mode of the ligand is proposed."
}