1 Transition metal complexes of vic -dioximes have been of particular interest as biological model compounds [1]. The high stability of the complexes prepared with dioxime ligands has been extensively used for various purposes including model compounds for vitamin B 12 or trace metal analysis [2]. Coordination compounds of vic -dioximes have been widely investigated as analytical reagents, models for biological systems, such as vitamin B 12 , compounds having columnar stacking thought to be a reason for their semiconducting properties, and recently in dioxime reactions [3]. Among three isomers, namely, anti, amphi , and syn , the first isomer is more liable to form N,N-coordinated planar complexes stabilized by hydrogen bonding [4]. The presence of mildly acidic hydroxyl groups and slightly basic nitrogen atoms make vic -dioximes amphoteric ligands forming corrin-type, square planar, square pyramidal, and octahedral complexes with transition metal ions, such as Co 2+ , Ni 2+ , Cu 2+ , and Co 3+ as central atoms [5].The chemistry of oxime/oximato metal complexes has been developed actively since the time of the first synthesis, e.g. preparation of nickel(II) dimethylglyoximate, and recognition of the chelate five-membered character of this complex by Chugaev [6]. Coordinated oxime ligands and oxime complexes display an impressively rich variety of reactivity modes and give unusual types of chemical compounds [7]. Some recently 1 The text was submitted by the authors in English. reviewed data show that oximes, although being classical ligands [8], display a variety of reactivity modes unusual even for the modern coordination chemistry [9, 10].We have focused on the synthesis and characterization of various types of vic -dioximes and their transition metal complexes [11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]. The aim of this work is the synthesis and characterization of the dioxime ligand and its Co 2+ , Ni 2+ , Cu 2+ , Zn 2+ , and Cd 2+ metal complexes.
EXPERIMENTALThe preparation of ( E , E )-dichloroglyoxime has been described previously [20]. All the reagents used were purchased from Merck, Fluka, or Sigma and are chemically pure.Elemental analyses (C, H, N) were performed on a LECO-932 CHNSO elemental analyses apparatus. IR spectra were recorded on a Mattson 1000 FT-IR spectrometer with KBr pellets. 1 H and 13 C NMR spectra were recorded on a Bruker GmbH Dpx-400 MHz high performance digital FT-NMR spectrometer (in DMSO-d 6 ). Electronic spectra were obtained on a Shimadzu 1240 UV spectrometer. Magnetic susceptibilities were determined on a Sherwood Scientific magnetic susceptibility balance (Model MK1) at room temperature using Hg [ Co ( SCN ) 4 ] as a calibrate; diamagnetic corrections were calculated from Pascal's constants. Melting points were determined on a Gallenkamp melting point apparatus. Molar conductances of the dioxime ligand and its Abstract -A new dioxime ligand, N , N -bis (2-{[(2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl)methyl]amino}ethyl) N ', N '-dihydroxyethanediimidamide (H 2 L), and its mononuclear complexes...