The syntheses and physicochemical studies of tran sition metal complexes with 1,2,4 triazoles constantly attract the attention of researchers [1]. This attention is due to wide practical applications of 1,2,4 triazole and its derivatives as biologically active compounds, analytical and photosensitive reagents, etc.From the viewpoint of the development of coordi nation chemistry, 1,2,4 triazoles are promising ligands under active study because of various structures and properties of their metal complexes. Unsubstituted 1,2,4 triazole and its 3,4,5 substituted derivatives containing no coordinating substituents usually show bidentate bridging coordination giving rise to di , tri, and polynuclear complexes [1,2]. Polynuclear com plexes can have chain [1], layered [3], or framework structures [4]. The presence of a bulky substituent in the side chain of 1,2,4 triazole is unfavorable for the growth of a polymer chain, so complexation mainly yields dinuclear [5] or trinuclear complexes [6][7][8][9].The goal of this study was to obtain and examine cobalt(II), nickel(II), and copper(II) complexes with 4 (4 hydroxyphenyl) 1,2,4 triazole (L). Complex ation reactions with 4 (hydroxyphenyl) 1,2,4 triaz oles is poorly studied. For instance, the synthesis of complexes from Mn(II), Ni(II), and Zn(II) tetrafluo roborates, Cd(II) perchlorate, and 4 (3 hydroxyphe nyl) 1,2,4 triazole (L 1 ) has been reported in [9]. Ear lier, we have obtained and described a number of tri nuclear Co(II), Ni(II), and Cu(II) complexes with the same ligand of the formulas [Co 3 (L 1 ) 6 (H 2 O) 5 . In all the complexes, the cation [M 3 (L 1 ) 6 (H 2 O) 6 ] 6+ has a trinu clear structure. Two complexes of copper chloride with 4 (4 hydroxyphenyl) 1,2,4 triazole of the formulas [Cu 6 (μ 6 Cl)(μ 3 OH) 2 (μ L) 6 Cl 9 (H 2 O) 3 ] ⋅ 3H 2 O and {[Cu(μ L)(μ OH)(H 2 O) 2 ]Cl} ∞ have been described in [11]. The hexanuclear complex [Cu 6 (μ 6 Cl)(μ 3 OH) 2 (μ L) 6 Cl 9 (H 2 O) 3 ] ⋅ 3H 2 O has an unusual struc ture. Three molecules of L are coordinated to the cop per(II) ions in a bidentate bridging fashion to form two triangles linked by the ligand μ 6 Cl. The complex {[Cu(μ L)(μ OH)(H 2 O) 2 ]Cl} ∞ contains both the bridging molecule of L and the bridging hydroxy group.We found it expedient to extend the range of com plexes with 4 (4 hydroxyphenyl) 1,2,4 triazole and study the influence of the metal and anion nature on the compositions and structures of the complexes.
EXPERIMENTALThe salts Co(NO 3 ) 2 ⋅ 6H 2 O, Ni(NO 3 ) 2 ⋅ 6H 2 O, Co(ClO 4 ) 2 ⋅ 6H 2 O, NiCl 2 ⋅ 6H 2 O, Ni(ClO 4 ) 2 ⋅ 6H 2 O, and Cu(ClO 4 ) 2 ⋅ 6H 2 O (high purity grade) were used without further purification. 4 (4 Hydroxyphenyl) 1,2,4 triazole (Т m = 285-286°С) was prepared as described in [12].Abstract-New complexes of Co(II), Ni(II), and Cu(II) nitrates, chlorides, and perchlorates with 4 (4 hydroxyphenyl) 1,2,4 triazole (L) were obtained and examined by single crystal X ray diffraction, X ray powder diffraction, and electronic absorption and IR spectroscopy. The cations of all the complex...