STUDIES ON N-[2-THIENYLMETHYLIDENE)-2-AMINOPYRIDINE COMPLEXES OF Fe(II), Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II), Zn(II) AND Cd(II)
Metal complexes ML2Cl2, where M is Fe(II), Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II), Zn(II) and Cd(II) and L is Schiff base formed by condensation of 2-thiophenecarboxaldehyde and 2-aminopyridine, N-[2-thienylmethylidene]-2-arninopyridine (TNAPY), have been prepared and characterized by elemental analysis, magnetic and spectroscopic measurements. IR and NMR spectra show that the nitrogen of the azomethyne group and the sulphur of the thiophene ring take part in coordination. Magnetic, ESR and electronic spectral studies show a distorted octahedral structure for the Fe(II), Co(II), Ni(II) and Cu(II) complexes and a tetrahedral geometry for the Zn(II) and Cd(II) complexes. Conductance measurements suggest the non-electrolytic nature of the complexes, with the exception of the Zn(TNAPY)2Cl2 and Cd(TNAPY)2Cl2 compounds which are 1:2 electrolytes.