Coordination compounds of 2-mercapto-1-methylimidazole with platinum(II), palladium(II), rhodium(III) and ruthenium(III)

Abstract

Complexes of 2-mercapto-1-methylimidazole (TMZ) with PtII, PdII, RhIII and RuIII of the general formulae Pt(TMZ)2Cl2, Pd(TMZ)4Cl2. Rh(TMZ)Cl3 and Ru(TMZ)Cl3 have been obtained. The thermal stabilities of the compounds were estimated by derivatographic measurements and the electron-donating atom of the measurements and the electron-donating atom of the ligand was identified from the i.r. absorbtion spectra. Lattice constants for the PtII and PdII complexes were estimated from their x-ray powder diffraction patterns.