Ligating behaviour of Schiff base ligands derived from heterocyclic beta-diketone and ethanol or propanol amine with oxovanadium (IV) metal ion.

Synthesis and evaluation of six new oxovanadium (IV) complexes, formed by the interaction of vanadyl sulphate pentahydrate and the Schiff base, viz.; (HL(1))-(HL(3)) and (HL(4))-(HL(6)) such as 5-hydroxy-3-methyl-1(2-chloro)phenyl-1H-pyrazolone-4-carbaldehyde (I), 5-hydroxy-3-methyl-1(3-chloro)phenyl-1H-pyrazolone-4-carbaldehyde (II) and 5-hydroxy-3-methyl-1(3-sulphoamido)phenyl-1H-pyrazolone-4-carbaldehyde (III) with ethanol amine and propanol amine, respectively, in aqueous ethanol medium. The ligands and their Schiff base ligands have been characterized by elemental analyses, IR and (1)H NMR. The resulting complexes have been characterized by elemental analyses, IR, (1)H NMR, mass, electronic, electron spin resonance spectra, magnetic susceptibility measurement, molar conductance and thermal studies. The IR spectral data suggest that the ligand behaves as a dibasic bidentate with ON donor sequence towards metal ion. The molar conductivity data show them to be non-electrolytes. From the electronic, magnetic and ESR spectral data suggest that all the oxovanadium (IV) complexes have distorted octahedral geometry.