2,2′-bipyridylamine complexes of silver(I), zinc(II) and cadmium (II) nitrates

Summary Coordination compounds formed by the interaction of 2,2bipyridylamine with silver(I), zinc(II) and cadmium(II) nitrates have been prepared and characterized by molecular conductance and i.r. spectral measurements down to 200 cm^–1 in the solid state. Silver() and zinc(II) nitrates formed 1 : 1 complexes, while cadmium(II) nitrate gave a 1 : 2 complex with 2,2-bipyridylamine. Molar conductivities indicate that the silver complex behaves as a uniunivalent electrolyte while the zinc(II) and cadmium(II) complexes behave as unidivalent electrolytes in methanol and dimethylformamide. All the complexes are considered monomeric with terminally bonded monodentate nitrato groups. Four-coordinate tetrahedral, three-coordinate planar and six-coordinate octahedral stereo chemistries are suggested for the zinc(II), silver(l) and cadmium(II) nitrate complexes with 2,2-bipyridylamine, respectively.