Cd(II) and Cu(II) complexes of polydentate Schiff base ligands: synthesis, characterization, properties and biological activity

Gölcü A., Tumer M., Demirelli H., Wheatley R.

INORGANICA CHIMICA ACTA, vol.358, no.6, pp.1785-1797, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 358 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2005
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ica.2004.11.026
  • Journal Name: INORGANICA CHIMICA ACTA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1785-1797
  • Keywords: Schiff base ligands, metal complexes, antimicrobial activity, stability constants, potentiometric studies, luminol chemiluminescence, TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION, TRANSITION-METAL-COMPLEXES, SPECTROSCOPIC CHARACTERIZATION, ZINC(II) COMPLEXES, COPPER(II), NICKEL(II), CONSTANTS, COBALT(II), CHEMISTRY, WATER
  • Gazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

We report the synthesis of the Schiff base ligands, 4- [(4-bromo-phenylimino)-methyl] -benzene- 1, 2,3-triol (A,), 4-[3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-phenylimino)-methyl]-benzene-1,2,3-triol (AA 3-(p-tolylimino-methyl)-benzene-1,2-diol (A(3)) 3-[(4-bromo-phenylimino)-methyl]-benzene-1,2-diol (A(4)), and 4-[(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-phenylimino)-methyl]-benzene-1,3-diol (A(5)), and their Cd(II) and Cu(II) metal complexes, stability constants and potentiometric studies. The structure of the ligands and their complexes was investigated using elemental analysis, FT-IR, LTV-Vis, H-1 and C-13 NMR, mass spectra, magnetic susceptibility and conductance measurements. In the complexes, all the ligands behave as bidentate ligands, the oxygen in the ortho position and azomethine nitrogen atoms of the ligands coordinate to the metal ions. The keto-enol tautomeric forms of the Schiff base ligands A(1)-A(5) have been investigated in polar and non-polar organic solvents. Antimicrobial activity of the ligands and metal complexes were tested using the disc diffusion method and the strains Bacillus megaterium and Candida tropicalis.