Synthesis and characterization of a thioether Schiff base ligand and its metal complexes and crystal structure determination of the nickel(II) complex.

Reactions of 1,2-di(o-aminophenylthio)ethane with 3-ethoxy-2-hydroxybenzaldehyde yield the new hexadentate N2S2O2donor thioether Schiff base 1,2-bis(2-((2-(thio)phenylimino)methyl)-6-ethoxyphenol)ethane (H2L). Ni(II), Zn(II), Cd(II), and Hg(II) complexes of this ligand were prepared. Of these complexes, [NiL]·2H2O has been structurally characterized by X-ray crystallography. The coordination geometry around Ni(II) was described as octahedral. Zn(II), Cd(II), and Hg(II) complexes and the Schiff base ligand have been characterized by CHN analyses, molar conductivity, UV–vis, FT-IR,1H, and13C NMR spectroscopy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]