Synthesis and Characterization of Thorium(IV) Metal Complexes with a Schiff Base

Abstract

A series of new thorium(IV) complexes with a Schiff base derived
from 2-amino pyridine, i.e., 2N-(benzalidene) aminopyridine (BAPy)
has been synthesized. Analytical, conductance, mol. wt. and spectral
data reveal that the complexes have the general composition ThX₄·nL
(X = NO₃^- or NCS^-, n = 2;  X = I^-,  n = 4 and X = ClO₄^-,  n = 6;
L = BAPy) Thorium(IV) atom is either 6 or 10-coordinated depending
upon the anions present in these complexes.