Synthesis and spectroscopic studies of some cadmium(II) and mercury(II) complexes of an asymmetrical bidentate Schiff base ligand

Synthesis and spectroscopic studies on four-coordinate complexes of cadmium(II) and mercury(II) halides with a new asymmetrical bidentate Schiff base ligand of N,N′-bis[α-methylcinamaldehydene]propane-1,2-diamine(L) are described. The ligand and its complexes were characterized by elemental analysis, molar conductance, UV–visible spectra, FT-IR spectra, MS, 1H NMR and 13C NMR spectra. The complexes are non-electrolytes in DMF. The electronic spectra of the complexes were recorded in DMF solution. 1H and 13 C NMR spectra been studied in CDCl3. The molar conductance as well as spectral properties indicated the complexes do not dissociate in DMF and retain their coordination. FT-IR and NMR spectra of the complexes exhibit downfield as well as upfield shifts of the free ligand resonances that show change in geometry during the coordination. The suggested structure of the complexes is pseudo-tetrahedral. Molecular structures of the complexes have been optimized by MM+ calculations that supported pseudo-tetrahedral geometry around the metal (II) ions.