Complexes of 1,2,4-Triazoles, Part XVI Binuclear Complexes of Transition Metal(II)thiocyanates with 4-Ethyl-1,2,4-triazole

Coordination compounds of 4-ethyl-1,2,4-triazole (Ettrz) with Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu and Zn are reported. The compounds have been identified and characterized by chemical analyses, infrared and ligand field spectra, electron paramagnetic resonance (e.p.r.) measurements, magnetic susceptibility measurements and thermoanalytical experiments. Except for the Cu compound, which is polynuclear, all compounds appear to be binuclear, with both bridging bidentate and non-bridging triazole ligands. The overall formula is M(Ettrz)2(NCS)2(H2O)3/2 for Mn, Fe, Co and Ni. The copper and zinc compounds have the formula Cu(Ettrz)2(NCS)2 and Zn(Ettrz)3/2(NCS)2.