Table 3: Electronic spectral data (in Nujol) of ligands L1 and L2 and complexes 1 and 2.
| Compound | ν (cm−1) | Tentative assignments |
| 1,10-phenanthroline (L1) | 33,898 | π–π* |
| Thymine (L2) | 35,087 | π–π* |
| [Cu(L1)2(H2O)2]Cl2 | 34,246 | π–π* |
| [Cu(L1)2L2H2O]Cl | 16,025 | 2B1g → 2A1g |
| 15,625 | 2B1g → 2B2g | |
| 34,246 | π–π* | |
| 15,060 | 2B1g → 2A1g | |
| 15,037 | 2B1g → 2B2g | |