An investigation of some homo- and heterobinuclear complexes of copper(II) and nickel(II) with pyridine-2-aldoxime

Abstract The reactions between copper(II) or nickel(II) with thecis-pyridine-2-aldoxime complexes of the same metal ions have been investigated by spectrophotometric measurements. The homo and heterobinuclear chelates involved have been isolated as the chlorides and characterized by spectroscopic and thermoanalytical techniques. The first decomposition step is not dependent on the furnace atmosphere (N2 or O2) and is accompanied by a large exothermic effect (DSC curves in N2). TG curves show that binuclear complexes are generally slightly less stable than the respective mononuclear complexes but, in the case of [Cu(NiL2)Cl2(H2O)2], the complexation of copper(II) gives rise a drastic decrease of its thermal stability.