Chemistry of N,S Donor Ligands : Synthesis and Spectral Characterisation of Thioazobenzene/Thioazomethine Mercury(II) Chloride

Department of Chemistry, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan-713 1 04

Manuscript received 5 June 1996, accepted 18 November 1996

Mercuric chloride reacts with thioazobenzenelthioazomethinc in methanol under refluxing condition and orange products are isolated on slow evaporation. The compounds are five-membered N,S chelate having tetrahedral structure of Hg(N,S)CI₂.