Metal Complexes of 4-and 5-methoxy-2-Benzothiazolamine

Abstract

Complexes of zinc(II), cadmium(II) and mercury(II) with 4-methoxy-2-benzothiazolamine (4-MeBT) and 5-methoxy-2-benzothiazolamine (5-MeBT), ML₂X₂ (M═Zn and X═Cl, Br, I; M═Cd and X═Cl, I L-4-MeBT or 5-MeBT), MLX₂ (M═Cd and X═Br; M═Hg and X═Cl, Br, I, L═4-MeBT or 5-MeBT) have been synthesized and characterised on the basis of physico-chemical data. The electrical conductivity values in DMF and acetone reveal their non-electrolytic nature in solution and the spectral evidence indicates that the ligands are coordinated to the metal atoms through the amino nitrogen.