Synthesis and Spectral Studies of Ru(II) Carbonyl Schiff Base Complexes

The synthesis and characterization of hexa co-ordinated ruthenium(II) complexes of the type [Ru(CO)(B)(L)] (where B = PPh3, AsPh3, py or pip and L = dibasic tetradentate Schiff base ligand) were synthesized from the reaction of [RuHCl(CO)(B)(EPh3)2] (where E = P, B = PPh3, py or pip, E = As, B = AsPh3) with different tetradentate ligands. The ligands were derived by the condensation of 5-chloro-4-methyl-2-hydroxy benzophenone with ethylenediamine, propylenediamine and o-phenylene-diamine in 1:1 molar ratio. All the compounds have been characterized by elemental analysis and spectral (FT-IR, UV-VIS and 1H-NMR) methods. An octahedral environment around Ru(II) ion has been tentatively proposed for all the complexes.