Mn(IV) and Co(III)-complexes of -OH-rich ligands possessing O2N, O3N and O4N cores:: syntheses, characterization and crystal structures

Mn(IV) and Co(III) complexes of tridentate -OH-rich ligands possessing O2N, O3N and O4N donor sets were synthesized, characterized and their structures were established by single crystal X-ray diffraction, where the binding core is O4N2. In the structurally characterized complexes, the coordination geometry about the metal ion was found to be distorted octahedral. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.