2](2),[Zn (HLMASA) 2 (4‐MePy) 2](3),[Zn (HLCASA) 2 (4‐MePy) 2](4),[Zn (HLBASA) 2 (Py)
2](5),[Zn (HLBASA) 2 (4‐MePy) 2](6) and representative Cu (II) and Cd (II) complexes,
viz.,[Cu (HLASA) 2 (Py) 2 (H2O)](7) and [Cd (HLBASA) 2 (Py) 3](8)[(HLXASA)−= para‐
substituted 5‐[(E)‐2‐(aryl)‐1‐diazenyl]‐2‐hydroxybenzoate with X= H (ASA), Me (MASA), Cl
(CASA) or Br (BASA); Py= pyridine; 4‐MePy= 4‐methylpyridine] have been synthesized and …