Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Cytotoxic Activity of a Novel Nickel(Ⅱ) Complex with Schiff Base Derived from Salicylhydrazide

A novel Schiff base complex with π-conjugated system, [Ni(L1)2(py)2] 1 (L1 = (E)-N'-(2,4-dichlorobenzylidene)-2-oxidobenzohydraizide), was synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis and single-crystal X-ray determination. Complex 1 crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group P21/n with a = 12.8286(10), b = 16.3573(13), c = 19.0206(14) (A), β =108.2920(10)°, V = 3789.6(5) A3, Z = 4, Mr = 833.17, Dc = 1.460 g/cm3, μ = 0.843 mm-1, F(000) = 1704, the final R = 0.0537 and wR = 0.0640 for 3836 observed reflections with Ⅰ> 2σ(Ⅰ). In the molecular structure of 1, the NiⅡ atoms are six-coordinated by two N and two O atoms from two Schiff base ligands (L1) and two N atoms from two pyridine solvent molecules to form a distorted octahedral geometry. The cytotoxic activities of complex 1 have been experimentally studied against a human HeLa cell in vitro.