Pseudotetrahedral cobalt(II) and nickel(II) zwitterion complexes
- 1 January 1969
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in J. Chem. Soc. A
- p. 2919-2923
- https://doi.org/10.1039/j19690002919
Abstract
The preparation and properties of cobalt(II) and nickel(II) complexes of the positively charged ligands, 2-(diphenylphosphinomethyl)-6-methylpyridinium ion (PN′H+) and 2-(β-diphenylphosphinoethyl)-6-methylpyridinium ion (PN″H+), are described. Magnetic measurements and i.r. and visible spectra show that all but one of the complexes have a pseudotetrahedral field about the metal ion, comprising one phosphorus atom and three halide ions, and that the protonated pyridine nitrogen is weakly hydrogen-bonded to a co-ordinated halide ion; the exception is the low-spin six-co-ordinate complex, Ni(PN″H)2(NCS)2(ClO4)2. The complexes undergo partial decomposition in solution. The preparation of PN′H+ complexes from corresponding complexes of the neutral ligand, 2-methyl, 6-bis(diphenylphosphino)methylpyridine (PPN′)via a carbon–phosphorus bond fission reaction is also described.Keywords
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