Abstract:
Compounds of the [Co(DH)2A2](BiEdta)·6H 2O type (where DH is the monodeprotonated dimethylglyoxime -ON=C(CH3)-(CH3)C=NOH; A is the o-, m-, or p-toluidine; and Edta is the ethylenediaminetetraacetate(4-) ion) were synthesized and studied. The composition and structures of the complexes were determined from their UV and 1H NMR spectra and from X-ray diffraction data. The isomer [Co(DH)2(o-NH2C 6H4CH3)2]2[Bi 2(μ-Edta)2(H2O)2]·10H 2O was structurally characterized using X-ray diffraction analysis. The crystals are triclinic: a = 12.153(2) Å, b = 12.824(3) Å, c = 16.215(3) Å, α = 67.73(3)°, β = 86.18(3)°, γ = 66.96(3)°, space group P1̄ , ρ(calcd) = 1.719 g/cm3, Z = 4. The structure is composed of complex binuclear [Bi2(μ-Edta) 2(H2O)2]2- anions, [Co(DH) 2(o-NH2C6H4CH3) 2]+ cations, and molecules of crystallization water. The Edta4- anion chelates with the Bi atom in a hexadentate manner (N2O4); the fifth O atom functions as a bridging ligand. The bismuth coordination polyhedron can be regarded as a strongly distorted antiprism. In the octahedral cation, the Co(III) atom coordinates four N atoms of two DH ligands (average Co-N 1.897 Å) and two N atoms of two o-toluidine molecules (Co-N 2.023 Å). Thermolysis of the complexes studied was found to proceed in several successive steps, namely, the deaquation, deamination, and pyrolysis of the ligands.
