Transimination; a Synthetic Route to Mixed Ligand Schiff Base Complexes

Abstract

Copper and nickel Schiff base complexes have been prepared and reacted with aqueous ammonia and some alkyl amines. Some of the reacted complexes undergo transimination reaction with a complete loss of the exchanged amine from the coordination sphere. However complexes of some tridentate Schiff bases undergo amine exchange where the eliminated amine got bonded to the metal producing new mixed Schiff base complexes.