Abstract
Ni(HSal)(2) and Cu(HSal)(2) complexes have been used as ligands in the synthesis of trinuclear alkali metal complexes having general formula [Ma(HL)(2)center dot 2MbL], where Ma = Cu-II or Ni-II; HL = salicylic acid, Mb = Li+, Na+ and K+; L = alpha-nitroso-beta-naphthol (1N2N), 8-hydroxyquinoline (8HQ), NaSCN and KBr. These trinuclear complexes are considerably less soluble in ethanol than the complex ligand. Magnetic spectral and infrared spectral data suggest that they are oxygen bridged trinuclear complexes.