The ligands 1-trimethylsilylmethylbenzimidazole, 5-methyl-1-trimethylsilylmethylbenzimidazole, and 5-nitro-1-trimethylsilylmethylbenzimidazole and their Co(II) and Zn(II) complexes were synthesized and characterized by 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, and elemental analyses. The crystal structure of dichlorobis[1-(trimethylsilyl)methyl-1H-benzimidazole-N3]cobalt(II) has been determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction.
C1 [Kucukbay, Hasan] Inonu Univ, Dept Chem, Fac Arts & Sci, TR-44280 Malatya, Turkey.
[Sireci, Nihat] Adiyaman Univ, Dept Chem, Fac Arts & Sci, TR-02040 Adiyaman, Turkey.
[Akkurt, Mehmet] Erciyes Univ, Dept Phys, Fac Arts & Sci, TR-38039 Kayseri, Turkey.
[Yalcin, Serife Pinar] Harran Univ, Dept Phys, Fac Arts & Sci, TR-63300 Sanliurfa, Turkey.
[Tahir, M. Nawaz] Univ Sargodha, Dept Phys, Sargodha, Pakistan.
[Ott, Holger] Bruker AXS GmbH, D-76187 Karlsruhe, Germany.