Synthesis and electrochemistry of (5Z,5´Z ) 2,2´ (alkane α α α α α,ω ω ω ω ω
diyldisulfanyldiyl) bis(5 (2 pyridylmethylene) 3,5 dihydro 4H imidazol 4 one) complexes with cobalt(II) chloride*A series of S alkylated 2 thiohydantoin derivatives containing two 5 (2 pyridylmethylene) 2 sulfanyl 3,5 dihydro 4Н imidazol 4 one moieties linked through a polymethylene bridge with different numbers of carbon atoms was synthesized for the first time. These compounds were obtained by the alkylation of 3 phenyl 5 (2 pyridylmethylene) 2 thiohydantoin or 3 methyl 5 (2 pyridylmethylene) 2 thiohydantoin with different α,ω dibromoalkanes in ac etone or DMF in the presence of potassium carbonate. Complexes of these compounds (L) with CoCl 2 were synthesized. In all cases, the complexes L(CоCl 2 ) 2 were formed regardless of the ratio of L and inorganic salt introduced into the reaction. According to electronic spectro scopic data, the cobalt atom in the complexes has a tetrahedral coordination environment. The synthesized ligands and complexes were electrochemically studied by cyclic voltammetry.Key words: (5Z,5´Z ) 2,2´ (alkane α,ω diyldisulfanyldiyl)bis(5 (2 pyridylmethylene) 3,5 dihydro 4Н imidazol 4 ones, complexes with cobalt(II) chloride, electronic absorption spec troscopy, cyclic voltammetry. * Dedicated to Academician N. S. Zefirov on the occasion of his 70th birthday. † Deceased.