CIRCULAR DICHROISM OF BIS(DIMETHYLGLYOXIMATO)COBALT(III) COMPLEXES CONTAINING OPTICALLY ACTIVE AMINES

Abstract

The preparations and circular dichroism (CD) spectra of a series of bis(dimethylglyoximato)cobalt(III) complexes, each containing two asymmetric unidentate amines in trans positions, are reported. Tentative spectral assignments are made for the d-d region on the basis of effective D_4h molecular symmetry. In all cases the rotational strengths observed for the aromatic amine complexes are larger than those observed for the alkyl amine complexes.