Transition Metal Complexes with the Thiosemicarbazide-based ligands. XII. Complexes of nickel(II) with benzoylacetone S-methylisothiosemicarbazone and N(1)-2-butylidene-4-oxo-4-phenyl-N(4)-salicylidene-S-methylisothiosemicarbazide

A template synthesis procedure yielded Ni(HL¹)NH₃]I, where HL¹ is the monoanion of the terdentate ONN benzoylacetone S-methylisothiosemicarbazone ligand. The reaction of this complex with an excess of NH₄NCS, pyridine, or hydrazine resulted in the complexes Ni(HL¹)(NH₃)NCS] and Ni(L¹)A] (A = Py, N₂H₄). The monoanionic form of the ligand is obtained by deprotonation of the enolic form of the benzoylacetone moiety, whereas the dianion is formed by additional deprotonation of the terminal NH₂ group. Finally, the reaction of Ni(HL¹)NH₃]I with salicyladehyde produced the NiL² complex in which L² stands for the dianion of the ONNO ligand N(1)-2-butylidene-4-oxo-4-phenyl-N(4)-salicylidene-S-methylisothiosemicarbazide. All complexes are diamagnetic and have a square-planar configuration, except for Ni(HL¹)(NH₃)NCS], for which te data of i.r. spectra suggest a square-pyramidal structure. The electronic absorption spectra of the ethanolic solutions of all complexes are characteristic of typical square-planar coordination of nickel(II).