Mixed‐Ligand Complexes of Ni(II), Cu(II), and Zn(II) with 5‐Chlorosalicylaldehyde and β‐Diketones

Abstract Mixed‐ligand complexes of the types M(5‐Clsal)L and Ni(5‐Clsal)L(H2O)2 (where M = copper(II) or zinc(II), 5‐ClsalH = 5‐chlorosalicylaldehyde and HL = 2,4‐pentanedione, 1‐phenyl‐1,3‐butanedione, or 1,3‐diphenyl‐1,3‐propanedione) have been synthesized by 1:1:1 molar reactions of metal chlorides with 5‐chlorosalicylaldehyde and β‐diketones. The resulting complexes have been characterized by elemental analyses, TLC, conductances, thermal analysis, magnetic moments, IR, electronic, and 1H NMR spectra.