Thermal and Spectral Characterization of 5-Cholro-2-methoxybenzoates of Mn(II), Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II) and Zn(II)

The thermal stabilities of 5-chloro-2-methoxybenzoates of Mn(II), Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II) and Zn(II) were studied in air and nitrogen atmospheres. The complexes were obtained as mono-, di-, tetra-and pentahydrates with a metal to ligand ratio of 1:2 and with colours typical for M²⁺ ions (Mn-slightly pink, Co-pink, Ni-green, Cu-blue and Zn-white) and as polycrystalline compounds. When heated they dehydrate to form anhydrous salts which nextare decomposed to the oxides of the respective metals in air while in nitrogen to the mixtures of metal oxides and oxychlorides and carbon. The most thermally stable in air, nitrogen and argon atmospheres is 5-chloro-2-methoxybenzoate of Cu(II) while the least thermally stable is that of Co(II). This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.