Synthesis and spectroscopic studies of transition metal dinuclear/ polynuclear complexes with azolo-2,4-pentanedione

Summary Biologically relevant azolo (triazolo and thiazolo) diazonium salts were coupled with 2,4-pentanedione. The resulting substituted 2,4-pentanedione (L₁ and L₂) were condensed with 1,6-diaminohexane in the presence of chloride salts of nickel(II), copper(II), platinum(II), platinum(IV) and palladium(II) or nickel(II) and copper(II) acetates. The resulting dinuclear/polynuclear complexes were characterized by elemental analyses, conductance and magnetic moments, as well as i.r., u.v.-vis., ¹H n.m.r. and e.s.r. spectra.