D. Das et al., CHEMISTRY OF AZOIMIDAZOLES - SYNTHESIS, SPECTRAL CHARACTERIZATION ANDREDOX STUDIES OF )-BENZYL-2-(ARYLAZO)IMIDAZOLEPALLADIUM(II)CHLORIDE, Transition metal chemistry, 22(2), 1997, pp. 172-175
Arylazoimidazoles (2) are N,N-chelating ligands. The polymerization tr
end of the azolate system is restricted via N(1)-benzylation. The pare
nt molecules (2), N(1)-benzylated products (3) and palladium complexes
(4) were made by standard methods. The ligands (3) and complexes (4)
are new. They have been characterized by elemental analysis, i.r., u.v
.-vis. and high resolution H-1-n.m.r. spectral data. Redox studies wer
e carried out by cyclic voltammetry. On complexation, azo reduction is
shifted anodically.