Interligand interaction in ternary complexes of Zn(II) and Cd(II) with dipeptides and aminoacids

The stability constants of binary and ternary complexes [MA], [Ma2], and [MAL] (where M = Zn(II) or Cd(II); A = glycylglycine, glycyl L-alanine, glycyl L-leucine; L = α-alanine phenylalanine, tyrosine, tryptophan, or L-histidine) in aqueous medium have been determined potentometrically at 25 °C and an ionic strength of 0.2 M NaClO4 (0.2 mol dm−3) using a computer system. It is observed that Δ log K of MAL complexes has low negative or positive values. Probable reasons have been discussed.