Synthesis of nickel(II)-di(2,3-dichlorophenyl)carbazonate and its adduct formation with heterocyclic nitrogen bases

The nickel(II)-di(2,3-dichlorophenyl)carbazonate [Ni(D2,3DClPC)₂] complex has been prepared and characterized by elemental and spectral studies. The Ni^II chelate forms adducts with heterocyclic nitrogen bases, which were studied spectrophotometrically in monophase CHCl₃ media. Saturated monodentate bases such as pyrrolidine, piperidine, etc., form pentacoordinate adducts of 1:1 stoichiometry, whereas bidentate and unsaturated monodentate bases form hexacoordinated adducts with 1:1 and 1:2 metal–ligand stoichiometries respectively. The results are discussed interms of steric properties, basicity and ring structures of the heterocyclic bases.