Abstract
anti‐2‐Naphthylchloroglyoxime has been synthesized by chlorination of anti‐2‐naphthylglyoxime. Reaction with aryl‐or arylalkylamines in EtOH between 15 °C and 20 °C gives unsymmetrical vic‐dioximes, namely, anilino‐2‐naphthylglyoxime (L1H2), benzylamino‐2‐naphthylglyoxime (L2H2), p‐toluidino‐2‐naphthylglyoxime (L3H2) 1‐naphthylamino‐2‐naphthylglyoxime (L4H2). The Ni(II) and Cu(II) complexes of these ligands are square‐planar while the Co(II) complexes are octahedral with water molecules as axial ligands. 1H NMR, IR and elemental analyses data of the complexes and ligands are discussed.