Abstract: | The complexation between N‐methyl‐3‐acetyl‐4‐hydroxyquinolin‐2‐one (NMeQuin) and N‐H‐3‐acetyl‐4‐hydroxy quinolin‐2‐one (NHQuin) with MgCl2, ZnCl2 and BaCl2 has been accomplished. The structure of the resulting complexes 1–5 has been elucidated through elemental analyses, FT‐IR and 1H/13C NMR Spectroscopy and Mass Spectrometry. The spectroscopic data show complexes of the general formula Mg2(OH)L3(H2O)z and ML2(H2O)Z where: M = Zn(II) and Ba(II), L = NMeQuin, NHQuin and z = 2, 4. |