Synthesis and Characterization of Some Complexes of Indium(III) Chloride with Schiff Bases

The reactions of indium (III) chloride with some bidentate (SBH) and tridentate Schiff bases (SB'H2) such as, salicylideneaniline (SALAH), salicylidene-o-toluidine (o-SALTH), salicylidene-m-toluidine (m-SALTH), salicylidene-p-toluidine (p-SALTH), 2-hydroxyacetophenone-aniline (o-HyAcPhAH), 2-hydroxy-1-naphthylidene-aniline (o-HyNAH), acetylacetone-o-aminophenol (AcAcAmPH2) and benzoylacetone-o-aminophenol (BacAmPH2) have been carried out in 1:1 or 1:2 molar ratios in dry retrahydrofuran in the presence of tsisthylamine under anhydrous conditions. The compounds of the stoichiometry InC12L, InC1L2 and InC1L′ where L =a monobasic bidentate Schiff base and L′ =a dibasic tridentate Schiff base, have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, molecular weight and spectral (infrared and 1Hn.m.r.) studies