Abstract
Several complexes of general formula M(2MIz)n(anion)2, with M = Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn and Cd are reported. The anions are ClO4 and BF4, n = 4 or 6, and 2MIz stands for 2‐methylimidazole.The compounds are prepared from alcoholic solutions of the ligand and the metal salt in the presence of triethyl orthoformate.Structural conclusions are drawn from infrared spectra, ligand‐field spectra, X‐ray powder diagrams and paramagnetic resonance measurements.Depending upon the particular cation, the metal ions were found to be tetragonally (Mn, Fe, Cd), tetrahedrally (Co, Zn), square planar (Cu, Ni), or octahedrally (Cd) coordinated. In the tetragonal compounds the ClO4 and BF4 anions are very weakly coordinated to the metal ions. No anion coordination occurs in the remaining compounds.

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