Nickel(II) complexes of substituted diphenylcarbazones and their adducts with heterocyclic nitrogen bases

The complexing behaviour of novel 1,5-di(4-chloro-2- methylphenyl)carbazone and 1,5-di(2,4-dichlorophenyl)carbazone towards nickel(II) ions has been investigated by elemental analysis, magnetic susceptibility, u.v. -vis., i.r. and 1H-n.m.r. spectral studies. The ligands act as bidentate N,O donors and form 1:2 complexes with the metal ions. The adducting behaviour of nickel(II) complexes with nitrogen bases has been studied spectrophotometrically in a chloroform monophase. The nickel(II) di(4-chloro-2-methylphenyl)carbazonate forms hexacoordinate adducts with monodentate and bidentate bases with 1:2 and 1:1 chelate:base stoichiometries, respectively, whilst, nickel(II) di(2,4-dichloro-phenyl)carbazonate forms penta- and hexacoordinate adducts of 1:1 chelate:base stoichiometry with monodentate and bidentate bases, respectively. The results are discussed on the basis of steric properties and the basicity of the nitrogen bases.