Cobalt(II) and iron(III) complexes with 2-substituted benzimidazole derivatives

Summary FeCl₃ and the primary amines 2-aminobenzimidazole (abi) and 2(2-aminophenyl)benzimidazole (apbi) give complexes for which spectroscopic and magnetic data suggest a pentacoordinate FeCl₄].The reactions of complexes of primary amines of CoCl₂ and FeCl₃ with the carbonyl compounds acetylacetone (Hacac) and pyridylcarbaldehyde (pyc) yield complexes which contain the Schiff bases from the condensation of the amines and the carbonyl groups.Analytical data indicate formulae CoCl₂(abiacac)₂], CoCl₂(abipyc)], FeCl₃(abiacac)], FeCl₃(abipyc)₂] and FeCl₃(apbipyc)] for the complexes. The cobalt(II) complexes are pseudo-tetrahedral, while the iron complexes are tetra-, penta-, or hexa-coordinate, as deduced from spectroscopic and magnetic measurements.