Thermal Analysis of Fe(III) Complexes with Salicylaldehyde Semi-, Thiosemi- and S-methylisothiosemi-carbazones

The paper describes the results of differential thermal analysis of the octahedral Fe(III) complexes of the general formula Fe(HLⁿ)₂]Cl and Fe(HL³)L³, as well as of the corresponding ligands H₂Lⁿ (H₂Lⁿ — tridentate salicylaldehyde semi thiosemi- and S-methylisothiosemi-carabazones with n=1, 2 and 3 respectively). The decomposition of the complexes involving sulphur-containing ligands (H₂L² and H₂L³) starts with sulphur elimination. In case of the complexes Fe(HL²)]Cl and Fe(HL³)]Cl sulphur evolves independently, whereas with Fe(HL³)L³ it is eliminated within the SCH₃ group. In the former case, sulphur elimination takes place at the same temperature for both complexes. The change in the coordination mode, being a consequence of the replacement of O by S, has no essential effect on thermal stability of the coordination polyhedron. The complexes involving ONN coordination, realized with the H₂L³ ligand, exhibit a comparatively highest thermal stability of the coordination polyhedron.This revised version was published online in November 2005 with corrections to the Cover Date.