Mono-and binuclear complexes of malonyl bis(thiosemicarbazide), H 4 MBT, with VO 2+ , Co 2+ , Ni 2+ , Cu 2+ , Cd 2+ and Pt 4+ have been isolated. The elemental analyses, magnetic moments, spectra [u.v.-vis., i.r., e.s.r. (for Cu 2+ ; VO 2+ ) and mass], thermal and voltammetric measurements [for Co 2+ and Ni 2+ ] have been used to characterize the isolated complexes. The ligand behaves as binegative quadridentate with Cu 2+ , Co 2+ and VO 2+ ions, binegative pentadentate with Pt 4+ and hexadentate, either as trinegative in [Cd 2 (HMBT)(OC 2 H 5 )(C 2 H 5 OH)]H 2 O or mononegative in [Ni 2 (H 3 MBT)(OAc) 3 (C 2 H 5 OH)]. The lack of thiol and/or enol hydrogen during the complex formation was confirmed pH-metrically. The pK's (10.70, 8.50 and 8.15) of H 4 MBT reveal the removal of CSNH protons in one step and CONH in two steps. Also, the stability constants reveal a higher value for the Cu 2+ complex and a lower one for VO 2+ . The TG analyses suggest high stability for most complexes followed by thermal decomposition in different steps. The kinetic and thermodynamic parameters for some decomposition steps in VO 2+ and Pt 4+ thermograms have been calculated.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.