Manganese(II) and Mercury(II) Complexes Containing a Thio Derivative of Acetylacetone

Abstract

Abstract New compounds of the type M(C5H7S2)2Cl4, where M is Mn(II) or Hg(II), were obtained by passing hydrogen chloride and hydrogen sulfide through ethanol solutions containing acetylacetone and metal chlorides. Such adducts seem to be isostructural to iron compounds, and are stable in the solid state. They seem to decompose when brought into contact with such solvents as water, methanol and dimethylformamide. Their magnetic susceptibilities show that these compounds are all bivalent. The infrared spectra and electronic spectra resemble those of the dithioacetylacetonato iron compound.