Preparation and characterization of dichlorobis(N-alkyl-substituted salicylideneaminato)manganese(IV) complexes

A series of dichlorobis(N-alkyl-substituted salicylideneaminato)manganese(IV) complexes, Mn(N-R-Xsal)₂Cl₂, was prepared by the reaction of Mn(NRXsal)₂Cl complexes with hydrogen chloride, where R can be n-C₈H₁₇ (Oct), n-C₁₂H₂₅ (Dod), n-C₁₈H₃₇ (Octd), and CH₂C₆H₅ (Bz) and X can be 5-bromo, 5-nitro, and 5,6-benzo groups. These complexes were characterized by the magnetic susceptibilities, IR and electronic spectra, and cyclic voltammograms.