Thermal studies and vibrational analyses of m-methylaniline complexes of Zn(II), Cd(II) and Hg(II) bromides
The complexes having the MBr2L2 (M: Zn, Cd and Hg; L: m-methylaniline) formulae have been prepared and characterized by their elemental analyses, thermogravimetric analyses, IR and Raman spectral studies. IR and Raman bands of the complexes have been assigned as compared with the free ligand. Coordination effects on the internal modes of m-methylaniline have been discussed. Vibrational spectra propose that the [ZnBr2(mMA)2] complex is in a tetrahedral environment around Zn(II) ion with C2v symmetry whereas Cd(II) and Hg(II) complexes have 5-coordinate polymeric bromide bridged structures.