Synthesis and thermodynamic studies of the dinuclear adducts between dimethyltin(IV) dichloride with SalenH2 and MII(Salen) complexes in chloroform

A UV-Vis spectrophotometric study of adduct formation of SalenH₂ (1) and M^II(Salen), where M?=?Mn (2), Fe (3), Co (4), Ni (5) and Cu (6) as donors with Me₂SnCl₂ as acceptor have been investigated in chloroform. Adducts (1a–6a) have been characterized by ¹H, ¹³C and ¹¹⁹Sn NMR, IR and electronic spectroscopy and microanalysis. Formation constants and thermodynamic parameters were measured for 1 : 1 and 2 : 1 adducts at various temperatures (T?=?278 to 308 K). The data refinement was carried out with the SQUAD 84 program. The trend of formation constants of M^II(Salen) complexes with Me₂SnCl₂ follows the order: Mn>Fe>Cu>Co>Ni. The formation constants for the free 1 and M^II(Salen) with Me₂SnCl₂ changes according to the following trend: M^II(Salen)>SalenH₂