Abstract

Polymer-metal complexes of the alternating copolymer styrene and maleic acid with Cu(II), Co(II), Ni(II), and Zn(II) were synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, infrared and electronic spectra, and thermogravimetry. In addition, magnetic measurements were performed and the electrical conductivity was studied at different temperatures. Semiempirical calculations at the PM 3 level were carried out to elucidate the geometrical arrangement of the polychelates.