Synthesis and complexation of 1,4,7-oxadithiononane-5,6-dionedioxime

A new vic-dioxime 1,4,7-oxadithiononane-5,6-dionedioxime (H₂L) was prepared from reaction of 2,2-oxydiethanthiol with dichloroglyoxime. Mononuclear complexes of H₂L with Ni(II), Co(II), Cu(II), Zn(II), and Cd(II) were also prepared and their structures were determined by means of ¹H?NMR, ¹³C?NMR, IR, and mass spectroscopy. Ni(II), Co(II), and Cu(II) form square planar complexes of 1?:?2 molar ratio of metal to ligand through N,N-chelation, while Zn(II) and Cd(II) form 1?:?1 tetrahedral complexes with a N,O-chelation.