The higher reactivity of dinuclear copper(II) complex than that of its mononuclear analogues illustrated the probability of double Lewis acid activation by two metal centers in the former complex.

• 双核铜（II）配合物比与其具有相似结构的单核配合物催化底物水解的活性高很多的事实表明，在双核配合物作催化剂的体系中很可能包含两个金属中心的双路易斯酸催化的机理。