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Hydrolysis of a Ni-Schiff-Base Complex Using Conditions Suitable for Retention of Acid-labile Protecting Groups
Published on: April 6, 2017
Activation of -N=CH- bond in a Schiff base by divalent nickel monitored by NMR evidence
M Chandrakala1, N M Nanje Gowda, K G S Murthy
1Postgraduate Department of Chemistry, V. V. Pura College of Science, Bangalore, India.
Abstract:
The Schiff base, 2-salicylidene-4-aminophenyl benzimidazole in ethanol undergoes activation of -N=CH- bond by Ni(2+) in the presence of ammonia or primary alkyl amine to produce nickel complexes of the formula Ni{o-C(6)H(4)(O)CH NR}(2) . n H(2)O [R = H, Me; n = 0; R = Et, n = 0.5] and 4-aminophenyl benzimidazole. The products have been identified by elemental analysis, magnetic susceptibility measurements and IR, ESR, mass and extensive NMR spectral studies. The possible mechanism for the activation of -N=CH- bond has also been proposed.
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