Zn(II), Cd(II) and Hg(II) "-caprolactam-3-dithiocarboxylic acid complexes were synthesized by reacting the "-caprolactam-3-carbothioic sodium salt with the respective metal salt. Samples were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction, EDS elemental analysis, UV-visible, FT-IR, 1 H NMR and EPR spectroscopy. Thermal properties were determined using thermogravimetry and differential scanning calorimetric analysis. M-"-caprolactam-3-dithiocarboxylic acid complexes showed intense electronic delocalization due to the charge transfer (420 nm) induced from the metal to the dithiolate group reaching different stages into the V unit (350 nm) of the dithiocarboxylate ring with a ''n ! '' (310 nm) transition. This transition was also observed by EPR which showed 3 parallel and 3 perpendicular signals. The complexes are stabilized by the electro-attraction of the amidic and carbonyl groups; the stability trend is Zn4Cd4Hg. Thermal decomposition shows a multi-step fragmentation process that suggests lactamic chain rupture.
3d metal-based heterometallascorpionates featuring high-spin Co(ii) and Ni(ii) centers were prepared and their structural, magnetic and electronic properties investigated.
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