BisN(chlorophenyl)dithiocarbamato complexes of cobalt(II), nickel(II), palladium(II) and platinum(II)

Summary Cobalt(II), nickel(II), palladium(II) and platinum(II) complexes witho-(OCD),m-(MCD) andp-chlorophenyldithiocarbamate (PCD) ligands have been synthesised and characterised by chemical analyses, molecular weight determinations, conductance measurements, electronic and i.r. spectral studies. The thermal behaviour of the complexes has been studied by t.g. and d.t.a. techniques in a static air atmosphere and heats of reaction of different decomposition steps have been calculated from the d.t.a. curves. The thermal decomposition products of the complexes were identified by elemental analyses and i.r. spectra.