Coordination behaviour of 2-halo-1,3,4-thiadiazoles towards cobalt(ii) and nickel(ii)

Summary

A series of cobalt(II) and nickel(II) 2-X-1,3,4-thiadiazole complexes (X=Cl or Br) were investigated by electronic, n.m.r., Raman and i.r. spectroscopy, and by thermogravimetric analyses, magnetic moments and conductivity measurements.

The complexes havepseudo-tetrahedral or pseudo-octa-hedral stereochemistries with MN₂X₂ (X=Cl or Br), MN₄X₂ (X=Cl, Br or O) or MN₃O₃ chromophores.

The ligands are mono- or bi-dentate without involving the sulphur atom. Surprisingly, the chloro-derivative ligand seems to be more nucleophilic than the bromo-analogue.

The computed (CNDO/2) molecular orbital indices for the uncomplexed ligands indicate that the coordination sites are the nitrogen atoms.

In connection with our previous work⁽¹⁾ on the coordination ability of heterocyclic ligands with interesting biological^(2,3) and pharmaceutical⁽⁴⁾ properties and containing endocyclic nitrogen and sulphur donor atoms, we have considered the 1,3,4-thiadiazole ring, which is the main framework of a very important class of diuretic drugs, the sulphonamide inhibitors⁽⁵⁾ of the zinc m tallo-enzyme carbonic anhydrase.

In this study we have investigated the coordination behaviour of the 2-chloro-1,3,4-thiadiazole(ctz) and the 2-bromo-1,3,4-thiadiazole (btz).