Chromium complex compounds with ethylenediamine

The tris(ethylenediamine) chromium (III) ion was first resolved by Werner6 by means of sodium 3-nitro-(+)-camphor. What has been said concerning the resolution of the corresponding rhodium compound holds true of the chromium compound, except that for the chromium compound the solubility difference of the diastereoisomeric chloride (+)-tartrates is so small that a resolution via these diastereoisomers has not been achieved.5,6 The method reported here is essentially the same as the one described for the rhodium complex but with minor alterations... 

Copper complexes (152) of o-hydroxy-o -(p-aminoethylamino)diarylazo compounds have been prepared ° by the reaction of the corresponding o-chloro-o -hydroxydiarylazo compounds and ethylenediamine in the presence of copper(II) ions (c/. Section 58.2.3. l(iii)(c)). Dyestuffs of this type have been evaluated on nylon but are reported to have very poor fastness properties. Copper complexes such as (153) have been preparedby similar methods. Other, related tetradentate diarylazo compounds, e.g. (154), (155) and (156), are obtained by the reaction of a suitable diazonium salt with the appropriate diarylamine. Chromium(III) and cobalt(III) complexes of dyes of this type, in which the coordination sphere of the metal is completed by a colourless bidentate ligand such as ethylenediamine, salicylic acid or 8-hydroxyquinoline, are reported to have dyeing properties on wool similar to those of the comparably charged 2 1 complexes derived from tri-... 

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