CIRCULAR DICHROISM STUDIES OF COBALT(III) COMPLEXES OF THE TYPE CIS-[CoN2O4]

Abstract
The complex ion [Co(mal)2(tn)]- (mal =malonate ion) and the corresponding complexes of trimethylenediamine (tn) containing the bidentate O-donor ligands C2O4 2- and acetylacetonate (acac) ions were prepared and resolved. Their circular dichroism (CD) spectra are compared with the data reported here for [Co(C2O4)2(I-chxn)], [Co(mal)2 (I-chxn)], [Co(mal)2(I-pn)], and [Co(acac)2(I-pn)]+ complex ions. The malonate complexes reveal greater splitting within the first absorption band region compared to C2O4 2- and acac, but lower net rotational strengths. The contributions to the CD spectra for the optically active ligands are comparable to those reported for other complexes. There is a much greater contribution from the optically active ligand in trans-cyclohexanediaminetetraacetatocobaltate ion than in the corresponding complex of 1,2-propanediaminetetracetatocobaltate ion.

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