Abstract

The fac-MnBr(CO)3(3,3?-R-2,2?-biquinoline) (R = CH3 and CH3; H and H;-CH2-CH2- or -CH2-CH2-CH2-) compounds were synthesized and characterized. The fac-conformation for the carbonyl complexes was established by IR spectroscopy. Conformational effects were investigated by means of 1H NMR and UV-Vis spectroscopical and electrochemical properties and these properties were compared with related rhenium compounds. © 2002 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd.