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__ A A A __AA_*_Ag Zinc(Il) & Cadmium(II) complexes<br />

H2L2 in absolute ethanol coordination is found to occur through monodeprotonated<br />

form. Ali et al. [l4] have reported the formation <strong>of</strong> a neutral Cd(II) complex (by<br />

dideprotonated form <strong>of</strong> ligand) under the same condition and remarked the importance<br />

<strong>of</strong> nitrate anion over chloride in ethanol for consuming protons released upon<br />

complexation. The conductance measurements in DMF showed all the complexes<br />

except 24 and 26, are electrolytes <strong>of</strong> 1:4 or higher ratio. The molar conductance study<br />

is found an important tool for assigning the formation <strong>of</strong> multinuclear complexes. The<br />

conductance values <strong>of</strong> 24 and 26, as 12 and 20 Q'lcm2mol'l in lO'3 M DMF solutions<br />

respectively, are suggestive <strong>of</strong> non-electrolytic nature for these compounds [31].<br />

However, all the other complexes show conductivity in lO'4 M DMF solutions as 40,<br />

36 and 26 Qlcmzmoll for 25, 27 and 29 respectively. The two thiocarbohydrazone<br />

Cd(II) complexes 30 and 31 show conductance values <strong>of</strong> 87 and 40 Q'lcm2mol" in 10'<br />

4 M DMF solution, suggesting the conductance <strong>of</strong> 30 is almost twice as that <strong>of</strong> 31. The<br />

proposed molecular formulae agree well with these results.<br />

All the Zn(Il) complexes and Cd(II) complex 31 prepared are yellow in color.<br />

All these complexes, except 28, were found to be soluble in DMF, but only partially<br />

soluble in other organic solvents such as DMSO, CHCI3, ethanol, methanol etc. The<br />

poor solubility <strong>of</strong> 28 made it difficult even to measure the conductivity with a known<br />

concentration. The Cd(Il) complex 30 is with a red glassy appearance, readily soluble<br />

in all common organic solvents. The poor solubility <strong>of</strong> Zn(II) and Cd(ll) complexes in<br />

DMSO-d6 and CDC]; made it difficult to obtain good quality ‘H NMR spectra. Also,<br />

the assignments <strong>of</strong> protons are found difficult in the region 7 - 9 ppm as they are seen<br />

as multiplets and with low intensity. Peaks <strong>of</strong> NH protons are however present in the<br />

spectra <strong>of</strong> some complexes with low intensity, but their absence do not implies the<br />

loss <strong>of</strong> —NH protons especially with poorly low intensity spectra. Tentative structures<br />

<strong>of</strong> all Zn(ll) and Cd(ll) complexes are given in Schemes 6.1 to 6.3.<br />

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