Bis(indenyl)zirconium(IV) complexes of monofunctional bidentate salicylidimines

A series of (C9H7)2Zr(SB)Cl complexes where SB- is the anion of bidentate Schiff base derived from salicylaldehyde and 4-substitued anilines, viz. salicylidene-4-ansidine, salicylidene-4-phenetidine, salicylidene-4-chloroaniline, salicylidene-4-bromoaniline, salicylene-4-iodoaniline and salicylidene-4-nitroaniline, have been synthesized by the reaction of bis(indenyl)zirconium(IV) dichloride and Schiff base (SBH) in 1 : 1 molar ratio in refluxing THF in the presence of triethylamine. The new derivatives have been characterized on the basis of their elemental analyses, conductance measurements and spectral (IR, 1H-NMR, UV-VIS) studies. (Author)