Synthesis and spectral characterization of ternary complexes of oxovanadium(IV) containing some acid hydrazones and 2,2′-bipyridine

An interesting series of heterocyclic base adducts of oxovanadium(IV) complexes have been synthesized by the reaction of vanadium(IV) oxide acetylacetonate with some hydrazones (H2L) in the presence of a heterocyclic base 2,2'-bipyridine. The compounds were characterized by analytical and different physico-chemical techniques like IR, electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and UV-Vis spectral studies and magnetic studies. The EPR spectra indicate that the free electron is in the d(xy) orbital. The coordination geometry around oxovanadium(IV) in all complexes is octahedral, with one dibasic tridentate ligand L2-, and one bidentate heterocyclic base. The IR spectra suggest that coordination takes place through azomethine nitrogen and enolate oxygen from the hydrazide moiety and phenolate oxygen. The pyridyl nitrogens of the hydrazones, H2L2 and H2L4 are not involved in the coordination. The molar conductivities show that all the complexes are non-electrolytes. All electronic transitions were assigned. All the compounds are paramagnetic. EPR studies of all compounds suggest axial symmetry. The calculated bonding parameters indicate that in-plane sigma bonding is more covalent than in-plane pi bonding. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.