Mononuclear boron(III) complexes of neo bidentate thioimines derived from hydrazinecarbodithioic acid

Abstract

Boron chemistry has been intensively studied in the recent past. Although the study of the interactions between transition‐metal ions and the phenyl methylene ester derivatives of hydrazine carbodithioic acids has been carried out on a long period, particularly via the formation of adducts, their interaction of Main Group metal ions and the formation of their coordination complexes are subjects of current interest. We have synthesized and isolated a variety of complexes of phenyl dihydroxyborane with substituted dithiocarbazates. The benzene‐soluble, high‐molecular‐weight complexes have been characterized using a wide range of analytical and spectroscopic techniques. The pathogenicity of microbial infections associated with the complexes have been subjected to a variety of biointeraction studies and the results are discussed. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.