Abstract
Cobalt(Ⅲ) complexes of trifunctional amino acid and N,N'-diethylethylenediamine-N,N'-di-α-butyrate(deedba), s-cis-[Co(deedba)(L-aa)] (L-aa=S-methyl-L-cysteine, L-aspartic acid, L-glutamic acid) have been prepared from the reaction between the s-cis-[Co(deedba)(Cl2)]- complex and the corresponding amino acid. The amino acids have been found to coordinate through the amine and carboxylate groups. The S-methyl-L-cystene is coordinated not by the sulfur donor atom, but by the nitrogen and oxgen donor atoms, and the L-aspartic and L-glutamic acids are coordinated to the cobalt(Ⅲ) ion via formation of the five-membered glycinate chelate ring. Relatively small optical activity shown by the complexes is due to the chiral center present in the amino acids.