Potentiometric determination of acidity constants of some Schiff bases in tetrahydrofuran-water mixtures

Using potentiometric measurements, dissociation constants of two Schiff bases, N,N′-bis(1′-hydroxy-2′-acetonaphthone)propylenediimine (L₁) and bis(1′-hydroxy-2′-acetonaphthone)-3,3′-diiminodpropaneamine (L₂) were determined in binary mixtures of tetrahydrofuran-water at 25.0 ± 0.1°C and an ionic strength of 0.100 M tetrabutylammonium perchlorate (TBAP). The results show that the pK _a values of these acids increases as the percentages of the tetrahydrofuran increase in solvent mixtures. There is a linear relationship between acidity constants and the mole fraction of tetrahydrofuran in the solvent mixtures. Effect of solvent composition on acidity constants is also discussed.     

Spectral and acidity constants of some heterocyclic nitrogen Schiff bases

The spectral behaviour of some arylidene-2-aminopurines in pure and mixed organic solvents as well as in buffer solutions of varying pH have been studied. It is recognized that the hydroxy derivatives form an intermolecular hydrogen bond solvated molecular complex with DMF solution. The pK values of the purine compound and the aminopurine Schiff bases of some aromatic aldehydes have been determined and discussed.     

Multiwavelength spectrophotometric determination of acidity constants of some azo dyes

A multiwavelength spectrophotometric titration method was applied to study the acidity constants of some azo dyes in water. The UV-vis absorption spectra of azo dye solutions were recorded in the course of their pH-metric titration with a standard base solution. The protolytic equilibrium constants, spectral profiles, concentration diagrams and also the number of components have been calculated. The quantitative effects of the substituents on the acidity of the studied azo dyes were investigated by the linear free energy relationship (LFER) using Hammet sigma constant (sigma) and field and resonance effects of Kamlet and Taft (f and Re, respectively).     

Multi-wavelength spectrophotometric determination of the protolytic constants of tetracycline hydrochloride in some nonaqueous-water mixed solvents: a solvatochromism study

Annihilation of the contribution of one chemical component from the original data matrix is a general method in rank annihilation factor analysis (RAFA). However, RAFA is not applicable for studying the protonation equilibria of multiprotic acids but in this study two-rank annihilation factor analysis (TRAFA) was used as an efficient chemometrics algorithm for determination of the protolytic constants (pKa) of tetracycline hydrochloride (TCHC) in some nonaqueous-water mixed solvents such as acetonitrile (AN)-water and methanol (MeOH)-water from the spectral pH-absorbance data. The spectral data was obtained from spectrophotometric acid-base titrations of different solutions of TCHC at (25.0±0.10)°C and an ionic strength of 0.10 M. In TRAFA algorithm the pKa values were obtained with relationship between residual standard deviation (R.S.D.) and hypothetical pKa values. In the case of TCHC, the spectra were divided in two consecutive subdivisions according to their pH range having two pKa and TRAFA was run twice. The validity of the obtained pKa values was checked with well-known chemometrics algorithms such as DATAN, EQUSPEC, SPECFIT/32 and SQUAD. The effects of changing solvent composition on the protolytic constants were explained by linear solvation energy relationships (LSER) utilizing solvatochromic parameters.     

A thermal study of some Schiff bases derivative of α-napthylamine

Thermal analyses of some Schiff bases, derivative of α-napthylamine, were performed by the DSC, TG and DTA techniques. The thermograms were used to determine various kinetic parameters, such as the order of degradation (n), energy of activation (E), frequency factor (A), and entropy change (ΔS), by the Freeman-Carroll method. The text was submitted by the authors in English.     

Antibacterial evaluation of some Schiff bases derived from 2-acetylpyridine and their metal complexes

A series of Schiff bases derived from 2-acetylpyridne and their metal complexes were characterized by elemental analysis, NMR, FT-IR and UV-Vis spectral studies. The complexes were screened for anti-bacterial activity against Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Acinetobacter baumanni (AC), Klebsiella pneumonie (KB) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) using the disc diffusion and micro broth dilution assays. Based on the overall results, the complexes showed the highest activities against MRSA while a weak antibacterial activity was observed against A. baumanii and P. aeruginosa.     

三氮唑类席夫碱的合成及其荧光性能

近年来,Schiff碱因其结构的多样化以及具有光、电、磁等物理材料性能[1-3]的配位化学性能[4-5]等引起人们的关注,同时一些特殊结构的Schiff碱的合成和性质研究具有更为重要的理论意义和应用价值.     

吲哚醌类Schiff碱及其配合物的合成与抗肿瘤活性研究

合成了两种吲哚醌类Schiff碱配体及其过渡金属Cu(Ⅱ)、Zn(Ⅱ)、Mn(Ⅱ)、Co(Ⅱ)、Ni(Ⅱ)的配合物,并用电子光谱、红外光谱、1H NMR加以表征。采用MTT比色法测定了配合物的体外抗肿瘤活性。经电子光谱、红外光谱、1H NMR所研究的结构与所预测的基本一致,并获得了L1·Zn、L2·Cu、L2·Zn、L2·Mn、L2·Co、L2·Ni等配合物的体外抗肿瘤活性测试结果。L1·Zn配合物对肺癌细胞SPCA-1、舌癌细胞Tb、胃癌细胞MGC以及白血病细胞K562的抑制作用较弱,吲哚醌单Schiff碱配体及金属Zn均可能是导致L1.Zn配合物抗肿瘤活性较弱的因素。L2的配合物对癌细胞都有一定的杀伤作用,尤其是Cu(II)的配合物,其对这几种细胞的抑制作用明显好于其他配合物。     

Vibrational spectra and Raman excitation profiles of some Schiff bases

The pre-resonance Raman spectra of three Schiff bases have been recorded and analysed. The theoretical Raman intensity factors have been calculated using Albrecht and Hutley's theory for pre-resonance enhancement and are compared with those of experimentally observed values. The assignments of the fundamental modes of vibration in the range 1300–1700 cm⁻¹ have also been attempted on the basis of i.r. and Raman data.     

Potentiometric determination of stability constants of Lanthanon(III) complexes with some Schiff bases and benzothiazolines

The protonation constants of five Schiff base and two benzothiazoline type ligands and stability constants of their complexes with six lanthanide ions were determined by potentiometrically in ethanol-water solution (1:1, v/v) at 25 +/- 0.1 degrees C. The Schiff base-type ligands were salicylidene 2-iminopyridine (SAPy), salicylidene-5-methyl-2-iminopyridine (SAPyMe), salicylidene-5-chloro-2-iminopyridine (SAPyCl), 2-(2-pyridylmethyleneamino) phenol (PyOH), 2-(2-quinolylmethyleneamino) phenol (QuOH) and the benzothiazoline-type ligands were pyridine-2-car-bozaldehydebenzothiazoline (PyS) and quinoline-2-carboxaldehydebenzothiazoline (QuS). The order of stability constants was found to be for metal ions La(III) < Pr(III) < Nd(III) < Eu(III) < Ho(III) < Yb(III), and for ligands SAPyCl < SAPy < QuS < QuOH < PyS < PyOH < SAPyMe. The FORTRAN programs PKAS and BEST were used for the calculation of protonation constants and stability constants, respectively.     

Potentiometric and spectrophotometric determination of the protonation constant of hexamethylenetetramine

The protonation constant of hexamethylenetetramine (urotropine) was determined by a potentiometric and a spectrophotometric method. The calculations gave log K_HL (concentration constants): 4·89 at μ = 0·1 and 5·05 at μ = 0·5. The temperature was 25° and potassium chloride was used to adjust the ionic strength.     

Evaluation of biological activities of some Schiff bases and metal complexes

Several Schiff bases were synthesised from sulphonamide and resacetophenone. The characterisation was done by CHN analysis, IR and NMR spectral data. These Schiff bases were evaluated for their antimicrobial activity against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria as well as fungi. The antibacterial activity was studied against B. megaterium, E. coli, B. subtilis, P. fluorescens and antifungal activity against A. awamori. In addition, copper, nickel, cobalt, and iron complexes of two Schiff bases were also synthesised. Their structural characterisation was performed using CHN analysis and IR spectral data and their antibacterial and antifungal activities were also evaluated. The comparison of antimicrobial activities of the ligands and complexes shows that the presence of metal causes more inhibition i.e., more activity. Out of the four metals studied, cobalt and iron were found to have more antimicrobial activity.     

Synthesis,structure and characterization of some Schiff bases bearing phenylferrocene

Some novel Schiff bases bearing phenylferrocene were synthesized by condensation reaction of 4‐ferrocenylaniline with different aromatic aldehydes. The compounds prepared were characterized by spectroscopic methods (IR, UV–visible, ¹H and ¹³C NMR) and elemental analysis. The single crystal analysis of compound F1 [monoclinic, space group, P2₁/c (no. 14), a = 19.858(2), b = 7.416(2), c = 12.095(5) Å, β = 106.257(14) ] indicates a trans imine bond with a bond length of 1.270(2) Å, typical of a carbon‐nitrogen double bond. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

The reactions of dihydropyran and 2-methyldihydropyran with some Schiff bases

Summary Schiff bases such as benzylideneaniline, benzylidene-p-anisidine, benzylidene--naphthylamine, and thienylideneaniline react in the presence of BF₃ with dihydropyran and 2-methyl-4,5-dihydrofuran by diene addition to form 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline derivatives as adducts.     

The N and C solid state NMR study of intramolecular hydrogen bond in some Schiff bases

In present work set of eight Schiff bases derived from substituted salicylaldehydes and aliphatic and aromatic amines has been studied in the solid state by ¹⁵N and ¹³C CPMAS NMR methods. ¹⁵N CPMAS NMR measurement is especially useful for investigation of the tautomerism in the compounds considered, owing to the large difference in the nitrogen chemical shifts of OH and NH tautomers. In the solid state, four of the compounds examined were shown by ¹⁵N CPMAS NMR to exist as OH tautomeric forms, and the remaining four as the corresponding NH forms with different stage of proton transfer process, from oxygen to nitrogen site.

This was confirmed by ¹³C CPMAS. The results reported were compared with those obtained for only two compounds in CDCl₃ solutions (solubility problems).