Infrared and Electronic Spectral Studies of Cobalt(II) and Nickel(II) Complexes of N-Allyl Urea and N-Allyl Thiourea

Abstract

Complexes of N-allyl urea (NAU) and N-allyl thiourea (NATU) with cobalt (II) and nickel (II) halides and perchlorates have been prepared and characterized by electrical conductance, magnetic susceptibility, infrared and electronic spectra. Infrared spectra suggest coordination in NAU through oxygen and in NATU through nitrogen. The electronic spectra and magnetic susceptibility data indicate tetrahedral and octahedral stereochemistry for cobalt (II) and nickel (II) halide complexes, respectively. The various ligand field parameters Dq, B′, and β calculated for these complexes show about 25 and 11% covalency for Co (II) and Ni (II), respectively, and suggest a weak ligand field.