Direct electrochemical synthesis of novel transition metal chelates of tridentate azomethinic ligands

New chelates of the type ML(L-1)(n). MeOH (n = 1, 2) were obtained on the b asis of the tridentate azomethinic ligands 2-N-tosylamine(2'-hydroxybenzal) aniline (L) and 2-N-tosylamine(2'-tosylaminobenzal)aniline (L-1) and zero-v alent transition metals (Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd) under electrosynthesis conditi ons. The mononuclear character of these products and the participation of N 2O- or N-3 groups of the azomethinic Ligands in the coordination are demons trated by IR, H-1 NMR spectral and magnetic data (77-293 K). (C) 1999 Elsev ier Science Ltd, All rights reserved.