Table 5: Thermal data of the macrocyclic metal complexes.

No. Compound Temp/oC Wt loss %. Reaction Leaving species
DTG TGA Calc. (F)
1 [FeLCl2].½EtOH.½H2O

 48
334, 382		 30-80
272-460
at 460		 4.7
83.57
11.73		 (4.65)
(82.85)
(12.6) c 		(i)b
(ii)d 		- ½EtOH
- Decomp.
≡Fe2O3
2 [CoLCl(OH)].H2O

42
341,531		 30-70
341-675
at 675		 2.76
88.2
9.04		 (2.57)
88.43
(9) c 		(i)a
(ii)d 		-H2O
- Decomp.
≡ Co
3 [CoL NO3(OH)].1½H2O

47
142,234,437		 30-70
200-508
at 508		 3.93
87.57
8.5		 (4.03)
(87.56)
(8.41) c 		(i)a
(ii)d 		- 1½H2O
- Decomp.
≡ Co
4 [CoL(OAc)OH].½EtOH
 44
280,338,381		 30-97
211-459
at 459		 3.38
85.61
11.01		 (3.55)
(85.55)
(10.9) c 		(i)b
(ii)d 		- ½EtOH
- Decomp.
≡CoO
5 [NiLCl H2O]Cl.H2O.½EtOH 56
422,450		 30-80
340-527
at 527		 5.92
85.61
8.47		 (6.04)
(85.96)
(8) c 		(i)a+b
(ii)d 		- H2O + ½EtOH
- Decomp.
≡Ni
6 [NiL(OAc)OH].½EtOH

 48
285,490		 30-63
280-544
at 544		 3.38
85.72
10.9		 (3.37)
(85.16)
(11.47) c 		(i)b
(ii)d 		- ½ EtOH
- Decomp.
≡NiO
7 [CuLCl2].2H2O

 46
316,369,484		 30-80
300-468
at 468		 5.19
83.33
11.48		 (5.2)
(83.27)
(11.53) c 		(i)a
(ii)d 		- 2H2O
- Decomp.
≡CuO
8 [CuLBr(OH)].½EtOH

 47
296,419		 30-77
230-508
at 508		 3.26
85.48
11.26		 (3.23)
(85.69)
(11.08) c 		(i)b
(ii)d 		- ½ EtOH
- Decomp.
≡CuO
9 [CuL(OH)]NO3.H2O

53
196, 358		 30-97
97-297
297-408

at 408		 3.34
11.47
75.99

9.2		 (3.83)
(11.8)
(74.77)

(9.6) c 		(i)a
(ii)d
(ii)d 		- H2O
-(NO3+OH)
- Completion of decomp.
≡Cu

a: Dehydration b: Desolvation c: Final product percent d: Decomposition