Nickel(II) and copper(II) complexes of 5-substituted-salicylaldehyde thiosemicarbazones

Binuclear nickel(II) and copper(II) complexes with four 5-methoxysalicylaldehyde N(3)-substituted thiosemicarbazones and nickel(II) complexes of four 5-nitro-salicylaldehyde N(3)-substituted thiosemicarbazones have been prepared and characterized. I.r., electronic, and e.s.r. spectra of the complexes, as well as i.r., electronic, and 1H- and 13C-n.m.r spectra of the thiosemicarbazones, have been obtained. None of these compounds show significant growth inhibitory activity against the fungi Aspergillus niger and Paecilomyces variotii.