Synthesis and Thermal Analysis of 2,2′-bipyridine Divalent Transition Metal Hexachloroplumbates

Several complex salts of the general formula M(II) (bipy)_x(H₂O)_y]PbCl₆ (where x=2–3, y=0–2 and M=Mn(II), Fe(II), Ni(II), Co(II), Cu(II), Zn(II), Cd(II) and Hg(II)) were synthesized and investigated by DTA, TG and DTG. Some of the decomposition products were identified by IR spectroscopy and other methods. The compounds decompose with the liberation of water (in the case of hydrates), chlorine (sometimes causing chlorination of organic fragments), organic molecules (sometimes chlorinated) and sometimes hydrogen chloride. The residues comprise metal(II) chlorides and PbCl₂. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.