Thermal Behaviour of the N-donor Adducts of Metal Saccharinates. II. 1,10-phenanthroline saccharinato complexes of Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II), Zn(II) and Pb(II)

Adducts of Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II), Zn(II) and Pb(II) saccharinates with 1,10-phenathroline were synthesized and their thermoanalytical (TG, DTG and DTA) curves in the 20–1000°C temperature interval and static air atmosphere were recorded. The complexes are best represented as M(C₁₂H₈N₂)_x(C₇H₄NO₃S)₂⋅yH₂O (x=2, 2, 2, 2 and 1; y=1, 1, 2, 1 and 2 for M=Co, Ni, Cu, Zn and Pb, respectively). The decomposition of the compounds regularly started with dehydration, followed by loss of the phenanthroline ligand(s). The structures of the Cu and Pb complexes are notably different from other compounds. FTIR spectra of the title compounds in the region of the OH, CO and SO₂ stretching vibrations were also studied. The pronounced similarity of the spectra of Co, Ni and Zn adducts indicates possible isomorphism among them. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.