Some transition metal complexes of new terdentate ligands: Bis[2-(diphenylphosphino)ethyl]benzylamine and bis[2-(diphenylarsino)ethyl)benzylamine

Complexes of the terdentate ligands bis[2-diphenylphosphino)ethyl]benzylamine (DPBA) and bis[2-(diphenylarsino)ethyl]benzylamine (DABA) with Co(II), Ni(II), Pd(II), Pt(II), Rh(III), Ir(III), Rh(I) and Ir(I) are reported. The ligand DPBA reacts with Co(II) ion to form two types of complexes: a high-spin, paramagnetic, tetrahedral Co(II) complex of composition [CoCl(DPBA)]Cl and a low-spin, paramagnetic, square-planar complex of composition [CoBr(DPBA)]B(C6H5)4. The reaction of DPBA with Ni(II) ion in methanol yields low-spin, diamagnetic, square-planar complexes of type [NiX(DPBA)]Y [X=Cl, Br or I; Y=Cl or B(C6H5)4]. Four-coordinate, square-planar, cationic complexes of type [MY(L+[M=Pd(II), Pt(II), Rh(I) or Ir(I); Y=Cl or P(C6H5)3; L=DPBA or DABA], were obtained on reaction of L with various starting materials containing these metal ions. Reaction of DPBA and DABA with rhodium and iridium trichlorides gave octahedral, neutral complexes of general formula [MCl3(L)] (M=Rh or Ir, L=DPBA or DABA). All the complexes were characterized on the basis of their elemental analysis, molarconductance data, magnetic susceptibilities, electronic spectra, IR spectral measurements, and 1H and 31P-{1H} NMR spectral data