Preparation and Study of Polymeric Metal Chelates of Poly(8-hydroxyquinoline-7,5-diylethylene)

Abstract
Polymeric chelates prepared by reacting a solution of poly(8-hydroxyquinoline-7,5-diylethylene) with various metal ions in acetic acid are characterized by elemental analysis, IR and UV reflectance spectral studies, and magnetic susceptibility measurements. These properties are explicable in terms of their expected structures. TGA and electrical conductivity of these polychelates are compared mutually and also with those of the parent polymer sample. The polymeric chelates are found to be less stable than the parent polymer sample.