Abstract
Two novel metal complexes derived from interactions of Cd2+ and Hg2+ ions with 3-aminoquinoline in the molar ratio 1 : 2 are reported. The synthesized and isolated metal complexes were characterized by UV/VIS, FT-IR, H-1-and C-13-NMR, and ESI-MS spectroscopic studies, and elemental analyses. FT-IR and NMR studies confirmed that the NH2 group remains uncoordinated in both synthesized complexes. The molecular structure of the Cd-II complex was additionally determined by X-ray single-crystal analysis. The Cd complex crystallizes in the triclinic centrosymmetric P (1) over bar space group. Moreover, the CdII complex exists as neutral discrete molecule and was found to show tetrahedral geometry.