Issue 22, 1993

Complexation of manganese(II) and zinc(II) ions with pyridine, 3-methylpyridine and 4-methylpyridine in dimethylformamide

Abstract

Complexation of manganese(II) and zinc (II) ions with pyridine (py), 3-methylpyridine (3Me-py), and 4-methylpyridine (4Me-py) has been investigated by calorimetry in dimethylformamide (dmf) containing 0.1 mol dm–3 NEt4CIO4 as ionic medium at 25 °C. The formation of [MnL]2+, and [ZnL]2+ and [ZnL2]2+(L = py, 3Me-py or 4Me-py) was revealed, and their formation constants, reaction enthalpies and entropies were determined. The stability of the [ML]2+(M = Mn or Zn; L = py, 3Me-py or 4 Me-py) complexes in dmf linearly increases with increasing basicity of the pyridine derivatives, i.e. a logarithmic plot of the formation constants K1 of these complexes in dmf against the protonation constants of the ligands in aqueous solution obeyed a linear free-energy relationship. However, a plot of the formation enthalpies and entropies of the complexes against the ligand basicity was not linear, the values for [M(3Me-py)]2+(M = Mn or Zn) deviating. For both metal ions in dmf, the formation of the 3Me-py complexes is enthalpically less favourable and entropically more favourable than those of py and 4Me-py. Thus, the presence of a methyl group in the 3 position in pyridine results in a larger steric interaction between the ligand and dmf in the first co-ordination sphere of the metal ions than those involving py and 4Me-py.

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J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 1993, 3379-3382

Complexation of manganese(II) and zinc(II) ions with pyridine, 3-methylpyridine and 4-methylpyridine in dimethylformamide

M. Kurihara, K. Ozutsumi and T. Kawashima, J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 1993, 3379 DOI: 10.1039/DT9930003379

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