Table 1: Color, yield, elemental analyses, and mass spectra data for the reported compounds.


Compound Chemical formula  Color Yield (%) Elemental analyses, found (calcd.) Mass spectra μeff
BM
Molar conduct.
−1 mol−1 cm2

C (%) H (%) N (%) MW m/z

HL.H2O C16H13N3O4 Orange 82 61.03 (61.73) 3.72 (4.21) 13.37 (13.50) 311.30 294 [P−H2O]+
[Co(L)2(H2O)2] C32H24N6O8Co Brown 57 57.35 (56.56) 3.37 (3.56) 12.32 (12.37) 679.51 680 [P]+ 3.74 8
[Ni(L)2(H2O)2] C32H24N6O8Ni Dark orange 63 57.35 (56.58) 3.37 (3.56) 12.32 (12.37) 679.28 680 [P]+ 2.80 6
[Cu(L)(H2O)]CH3COO C18H15N3O6Cu Dark brown 65 51.83 (49.94) 3.41 (3.49) 10.07 (9.71) 432.88 374 [P−CH3COO]+ 1.40 8
[Zn(L)(H2O)]CH3COO C18H15N3O6Zn Light yellow 77 49.59 (49.73) 3.06 (3.48) 9.94 (9.67) 434.72 376 [P−CH3COO]+ 7
[Pd(HL)Cl2] C16H11N3O3Cl2Pd Dark brown 58 41.16 (40.84) 2.66 (2.36) 6.32 (8.93) 470.59 471 [P]+ 6