
%0 Journal Article
%A Corrigan, MF 
%A West, BO 
%T Cobalt complexes of Bi- and Tetra-dentate N-substituted o-Mercaptobenzaldimines
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1976/07/01
%V 29
%N 7
%P 1413-1427
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9761413
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9761413 
%X The synthesis of a number of cobalt(11) and cobalt(111) complexes of bi- and tetra-dentate N-substituted o-mercaptobenzaldimines is reported. The Co11 bidentate complexes are spin-free and the tetra- dentate are spin-paired. 2,2'-Ethylenebis(nitrilomethylidyne)]bis(benzenethiolato-S,N)cobalt(11) (Co-(mben)) does not behave as an oxygen carrier at room temperature, in contradistinction to Co(salen). The complex is easily oxidized in the presence of water to [Co(mben)(H2O)2]+ ions. A synthetic route to the complexes through the aldehydato complex Co(mb)2 is described which avoids condensation of the aldimines to cyclic nonanes. 
