Metal complexes of 1,10-phenanthroline derivatives. XII. Complexes of 2-Hydrazino-1,10-phenanthroline and related molecules
2-Hydrazino- and 2-(N1-methylhydrazino)-1,10-phenanthroline have been prepared from 2-chloro-1,10-phenanthroline and the appropriate hydrazine. These tridentate chelating agents yield bis-(ligand) complexes with nickel(II) and iron(II). Spectral data for the nicke(II) complexes indicate that the field strength of the ligands is near the crossover region for iron(II). Magnetic and M�ssbauereffect data indicate that a 5T2 ↔ 1A1 spin transition occurs in salts of the complex of the methylhydrazine derivative, though a marked anion-dependence for this transition is observed. Benzaldehyde hydrazone derivatives of both hydrazines also yielded six-coordinate nickel (II) and iron (II) complexes, but these were of significantly lower field strength than the parent hydrazines.