Transition and non-transition metal complexes with 1-formylferrocene 4-methoxybenzoylhydrazone and 1-acetylferrocene 4-methoxybenzoylhydrazone

Reactions of 1-formylferrocene 4-methoxybenzoylhydrazone (HFfmbh) and 1-ace tylferrocene 4-methoxybenzoylhydrazone (HAfmbh) with hydrated metal salts y ield complexes of the type [Co(L)(2)2H(2)O] and [M(L)(2)] (where, M = Ni(II ), Cu(II), Zn(II) or Cd(II) and HL = HFfmbh or HAfmbh). HFfmbh and HAfmbh r eacted with (pi-C5H5)(2)TiCl2, Me2SnCl2 and MeSnCl3 leading to the formatio n of the complexes (pi-C5H5)(2)Ti(Ffmbh)(2)Cl, (pi-C5H5)(2)Ti(Afmbh)(2)Cl, Me2Sn(Ffmbh)(2), Me2Sn(Afmbh)(2). MeSn(Ffmbh)(2)Cl and MeSn(Afmbh)(2)Cl. Reactions of MeSn(Ffmbh)(2)Cl, synth esized in this study, with MeSH, Me3Si(NMe2), Me3Si(N-3) and Me3Si-C = C-Ph afforded MeSn(Ffmbh)(2)L-1 (where L-1 = SMe, NMe2, N-3 and C = C-Ph). The complexes have been characterized on the basis of elemental analyses, magne tic moment, molar conductance, molecular weight and spectroscopic (electron ic, IR and H-1 NMR) data. Both ligands function in a monobasic bidenrate fa shion in the complexes and the deprotonated enolic farm of the ligand is in volved in the coordination to the metal.