Complexes of cyclocarbohydroxamic acids with cobalt(II), nickel(II) and copper(II)

A spectroscopic investigation of the reactions of cyclopropanecarbohydroxamic acid (CPAH) with CoII and of cyclohexylacetohydroxamic acid (CHAH) with CoII, NiII and CuII in aqueous solution reveals the sole formation 1:2 complexes at equilibrium. Stability constants (logβ2 at 25°C and I=0.1 mol dm−3) are 9.11, 9.91, 11.70 and 24.18 for [Co(CPA)2], [Co(CHA)2], [Ni(CHA)2] and [Cu(CHA)2], respectively. Spectral and magnetic studies of the isolated complexes indicate octahedral coordination via the oxygen atoms of the hydroxamate group for the CoII and NiII complexes but a square planar geometry for the CuII complex.