The compounds prepared have stoichiometry ML(2)Cl(2) (where M is cobalt and copper) and Ni(2)LCl(4), where L is the 4-butylaniline ligand. The cobalt and copper compounds have tetrahedral structures while the nickel compound has a polymeric octahedral structure. Thermal analysis studies show that the cobalt and copper compounds decompose with loss of one molecule of 4-butylaniline, followed by the loss of the remaining molecule of 4-butylaniline and all of the original chlorine, to give the metal oxides. The nickel compound decomposes with loss of the 4-butylaniline to give nickel chloride followed by loss of the chlorine to give nickel oxide. Electrical conductivities at room temperature are reported and all compounds display ohmic conduction. A correlation between the electrical conductivity and stereochemical structure of the complexes has been observed.