Cobalt(II), nickel(II) and copper(II) complexes of bidentate bibenzimidazoles

Abstract

Complexes of cobalt(II), nickel(II) and copper(II) with novel bidentate bibenzimidazoles, [M(L-L)Cl2], where L-L are methylenebis(1, 1?-benzimidazole), methylenebis(2, 2?-benzimidazole) and dimethylenebis(2, 2?-benzimidazole) are described and characterized by different physical measurements. The four coordinate complexes have distorted tetrahedral or square coplanar structures. The bridging entity between the two donor groups apparently influences the ligand field strength and the ligands occupy a higher position than that of benzimidazole in the spectrochemical series. © 1988 Chapman and Hall Ltd.