Synthesis, Characterization and Antibacterial Activity of Some Transition Metal cis-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadiensemicarbazone Complexes

The synthesis and characterization of some transition metal cis-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadiensemicarbazone (CDOSC) complexes are reported. The ligand CDOSC yields: [ML₂ Cl₂] and [ML₂ Cl₂] Cl type complexes, where M = Cr^III, Mn^II, Fe^III, Co^II, Ni^II, Cu^II, Zn^II, Cd^II and Hg^II, L = CDOSC. Structures of the complexes were determined using elemental analysis, molar conductivity, magnetic measurements, i.r. and electronic, as well as n.m.r spectra. CDOSC acts as a bidentate ligand in all the complexes. All the newly synthesized metal complexes, as well as the ligand, were screened for their antibacterial activity. All the complexes exhibit strong inhibitory action against Gram (+) bacteria Staphylococcus aureus and Gram (−) bacteria Escherichia coli. The antibacterial activities of the complexes are stronger than those of the ligand CDOSC itself.     

Ternary complexes of 3d metal(II) ions with acetylacetone and salicylaldoxime

Summary New ternary complexes of first-row transition metal ions of composition [M(salox)(acac)] [where M=VO^IV, Mn^II, Co^II, Cu^II and Zn^II, acacH=acetylacetone, saloxH=salicylaldoxime] and their bis-pyridine adducts have been prepared. Molar conductivity measurements indicate that the complexes are non-electrolytes, while magnetic and electronic spectral studies show an essentially octahedral stereochemistry except for the nickel(II) complex which exhibits a square planar-octahedral equilibrium. The e.s.r. spectra show that the complexes are monomeric in CHCl₃ solution.     

Spectral and structural studies of cobalt(II,III), nickel(II), and copper(II) complexes of dehydroacetic acid N4-dialkyl- and 3-azacyclothiosemicarbazones

Co^II,III, Ni^II, and Cu^II complexes of new dehydroacetic acid N4-substituted thiosemicarbazones have been studied. The substituted thiosemicarbazones, N4-dimethyl-(DA4DM), N4-diethyl-(DA4DE), 3-piperidyl-(DApip) and 3-hexamethyleneiminyl-(DAhexim), when reacted with the metal chlorides, produced two Co^II complexes, [Co(DA4DE)Cl₂] and [Co(DAhexim)₂Cl₂]; two Co^III complexes, [Co(DA4DM-H)₂Cl] and [Co(DApip-H)(DApip-2H)]; a paramagnetic Ni^II complex, [Ni(DAhexim)(DAhexim-H)Cl]; three diamagnetic Ni^II complexes, [Ni(DA4DM-H)Cl], [Ni(DA4DE-H)Cl] and [Ni(DApip-H)Cl]; and four Cu^II complexes with the analogous stoichiometry of the latter three Ni^II complexes. These new thiosemicarbazones have been characterized by their melting points, as well as i.r., electronic and ¹H-n.m.r. spectra. The metal complexes have been characterized by i.r. and electronic spectra, and when possible, n.m.r. and e.s.r. spectra, as well as elemental analyses, molar conductivities, and magnetic susceptibilities. The crystal and molecular structure of the four-coordinate Cu^II complex, [Cu(DAhexim-H)Cl] has been determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction and the anionic ligand coordinates via an oxygen of the dehydroacetic acid and the thiosemicarbazone moiety's imine nitrogen and thione sulfur.     

Cobalt(II), nickel(II), copper(II), zinc(II) and uranyl(VI) complexes of acetylacetone bis(4-phenylthiosemicarbazone)

Summary Reaction of one mole of acetylacetone with two moles of 4-phenylthiosemicarbazide yields the unusual Schiff base, MeC(=N-NHCSNHPh)CH₂C(=NNHCSNHPh)Me. APT = H₂L) acetylacetone bis(4-phenylthiosemicarbazone). The complexes of Co^II, Ni^II, Cu^II, Zn^II and U^VIO₂ have been prepared and characterized by analytical, i.r., electronic spectral and magnetic measurements. The Co^II, Ni^II and Cu^II complexes have been assigned square-planar stereochemistry on the basis of magnetic and spectroscopic studies. The ligand is a neutral or dibasic quadridentate SNNS donor as revealed by i.r. spectral studies.     

Complexes of 2-furaldehyde 4-phenyl semicarbazone

The synthesis of Co^II, Ni^II, Cu^II and Cd^II complexes of 2-furfural 4-phenyl semicarbazone (FPSC) with stoichiometric formulae: [M(FPSC)₂X₂] (M = Co, Ni or Cu; X = Cl or Br), [CuCl₂(FPSC)] and [(CdCl₂)₂(FPSC)] has been obtained for the first time. The complexes were characterized by elemental analysis, molar conductivity, magnetic measurements, i.r., far i.r. and electronic spectra. FPSC is deduced to act as a bidentate ligand in the Co^II, Ni^II and Cu^II complexes and as a tetradentate one in [(CdCl₂)₂(FPSC)].     

Synthesis and antibacterial activity of metal complexes of cefazolin

Cefazolin (Hcefaz) interacts with transition metal(II) ions to give [M(cefaz)Cl] complexes (M = Mn^II, Co^II, Ni^II, Cu^II, Zn^II, Pd^II) and [Ag₂(cefaz)₂Cl₂] which were characterized by physicochemical and spectroscopic methods. Their i.r. and the ¹H-n.m.r. spectra suggest that cefazolin behaves as a monoanionic tetradentate ligand. The complexes have been screened for antibacterial activity and the results are compared with the activity of cefazolin.     

Bimetallic complexes of a potentially pentadentate,acyclic, symmetrical compartmental Schiff base ligand that provides suitable topology for an exogenous bridge

The binucleating ligand LH₃, 2,6-diformyl-p-cresol-bis(phenylthioacetyldrazone), a Schiff base condensation product of 2,6-diformyl-p-cresol and phenylthioacetyldrazide forms complexes of the [M₂ClL] type with Co^II, Ni^II and Cu^II ions, which were characterized by elemental analysis, magnetic susceptibility, electronic spectra, molar conductance, i.r., n.m.r., e.p.r., t.g. and FAB mass spectral measurements. Sub-normal magnetic moments indicate the operation of antiferromagnetic coupling between the metal centres. The ligand and its copper complex show a pronounced fungistatic activity.     

Synthesis spectroscopic and biological approach in the characterization of novel [N<Subscript>4</Subscript>] macrocyclic ligand and its transition metal complexes

A novel tetradentate nitrogen donor [N₄] macrocyclic ligand, i.e. 1,3,4,8,9,11-hexaaza-2,10-dithia-5,12-dioxo-7,14-diphenyl-cyclotetradecane (L), has been synthesized. Manganese(II),cobalt(II), nickel(II) and copper(II) complexes with this ligand have been prepared and subjected to elemental analyses, molar conductance measurements, magnetic susceptibility measurements, mass, ¹H-n.m.r. (Ligand), i.r., electronic, and e.p.r. spectral studies. On the basis of molar conductance the complexes may be formulated as [M(L)X₂] [where M = Mn^II, Co^II, Ni^II, and Co^II,and X = Cl⁻ & NO ₃ ⁻ ] due to their nonelectrolytic nature in dimethylformamide (DMF). All the complexes are of the high spin type and are six coordinated. On the basis of i.r., electronic and e.p.r. spectral studies an octahedral geometry has been assigned to Mn^II, and ^II, ^II, complexes, and tetragonal for copper(II) complexes. The antimicrobial activities of the ligand and its complexes, as growth inhibiting agents, have been screened in vitro against several species of bacteria and plant pathogenic fungi.     

Copper,nickel and cobalt complexes of Schiff-bases derived from β-diketones

Complexes of Cu^II, Ni^II, Co^II and Fe^III with Schiff-bases derived by condensing o-aminophenol and ethanolamine with dibenzoylmethane, benzoylacetone, acetylacetone and thenoyltrifluoroacetone have been prepared and characterized by elemental analysis, electrical conductivity, magnetic moment, d.t.a. and t.g.a. measurements, i.r., u.v.–vis., e.s.r. and Mössbauer spectra. All the complexes are non-electrolytes. Those with 1:2 metal:ligand ratios have an octahedral or distorted octahedral environment. Square-planar, T_d or D_2d structures have been proposed for the 1:1 complexes. The Mössbauer spectrum of the Fe^III complex confirms its high-spin octahedral stereochemistry.     

Chromium(III), manganese(II), iron(III), cobalt(II), nickel(II) and copper(II) complexes with a pentadentate, 15-membered new macrocyclic ligand

Complexes of Cr^III, Mn^II, Fe^III, Co^II, Ni^II and Cu^II containing a macrocyclic pentadentate nitrogen–sulphur donor ligand have been prepared via reaction of a pentadentate ligand (N₃S₂) with transition metal ions. The N₃S₂ ligand was prepared by [1 + 1] condensation of 2,6-diacetylpyridine with 1,2-di(o-aminophenylthio(ethane. The structures of the complexes have been elucidated by elemental analyses, molar conductance, magnetic susceptibility measurements, i.r., electronic and e.p.r. spectral studies. The complexes are of the high spin type and are six-coordinate.     

Preparation and characterization of some transition metal complexes of benzoic acid hydrazones of 2-aminonicotinaldehyde

Summary Cu^II, Ni^II, Co^II, Zn^II and Pd^II complexes of tridentate Schiff base ligands derived from the condensation of benzoic acid hydrazides with 2-aminonicotinaldehyde have been prepared and characterized. For M=Cu, Ni, Co and Zn the complexes were formulated as [M(ligand)(H₂O)X] (X=Cl, Br), with a distorted octahedral geometry and tridentate Schiff base ligands. The Pd complexes were formulated as Pd(ligand)Cl₂, with square planar geometries and bidentate Schiff base ligands. The e.s.r. spectra of the Cu^II complexes are discussed.     

Isonitrosoacetylacetone dithiosemicarbazone complexes of some first row transition metals

Summary Complexes of the potentially tetradentate ligand isonitroso-acetylacetone dithiosemicarbazone (inbtH₂) of formulae [Ti(inbtH₂)Cl₂]Cl₂, [M(inbt)], where M = V^IV O, Mn^II, Ni^II or Zn^II, [M(inbtH₂)X₂], where M = Co^II and X = Cl, or M = Ni^II and X = Cl, Br or I, and [M(inbtH₂)Cl₂]Cl, where M = Cr^III or Fe^III, have been prepared and characterized by physico-chemical and spectroscopic methods. In all the compounds the metal is coordinated by the thiocarbonyl sulphur and imine nitrogen, as revealed by i.r. studies. The n.m.r. spectra of the complexes of Ni^II and Zn^II confirm coordination through nitrogen. Possible structures for the complexes are proposed. The Mössbauer spectrum of the Fe^III complex is discussed.     

Studies on the stereochemistry of diphenyl diketone monothio-semicarbazone and its transition metal complexes

Summary The stereochemistry and complexation behaviour of diphenyl diketone monothiosemicarbazone (DKTS) with Cu^II, Co^II, Ni^II, Cd^II, Zn^II, Pd^II, Pt^II, Ru^III, Rh^III and Ir^III have been investigated by means of chemical, magnetic and spectral (i.r., Raman, ¹H- and ¹³C-n.m.r. and electronic) studies. The ligand forms complexes of the M(DKTS)₂ type with Ni^II, Cu^II and Co^II having a distorted octahedral geometry. The absence of a v(M—X) band in the i.r. spectra, coupled with their 1:1 electrolytic conductances, suggests that Ru^III, Rh^III and Ir^III form octahedral complexes of the [M(DKTS)₂]Cl type. A four-coordinate structure involving bridging halides is proposed for the Zn^II, Cd^II, Pd^II and Pt^II complexes, which have relatively low v(M—X) vibration modes.     

Spectroscopic,thermal and electrochemical characterization of synthesized divalent transition metal complexes with cysteine and 4-substituted thiosemicarbazides

Mixed ligand complexes of Co^II, Ni^II and Cu^II with cysteine and 4-substituted thiosemicarbazides (l ¹–l ³) have been synthesized. The elemental analyses, molar conductance, spectra [electronic, i.r., ¹H-n.m.r., mass] and thermal studies were used to characterize the isolated complexes. Cyclic voltammetry was used to study the electrochemical behaviour of the Ni^II complexes. The i.r. and ¹H-n.m.r. showed that cysteine is deprotonated in the complex and acts as a binegative ligand coordinating through thiol sulphur and COOH groups. Also, thiosemicarbazides act as a bidentate ligand, coordination via NH₂ and (C=S) groups. Square-planar geometry has been proposed for Co^II, Ni^II and Cu^II ternary complexes.     

Transition metal complexes of 2-Carbethoxypyridine (Ethyl picolinate)

Summary A variety of metal(II) complexes of 2-carbethoxypyridine (L) have been prepared and characterised. With metal(II) chlorides the bis complexes can be formulated [ML₂Cl₂]^o (M=Cu^II, Ni^II, Co^II, Fe^II or Mn^II). The complexes are six-coordinate with 2-carbethoxypyridine acting as a bidentate ligandvia the pyridine nitrogen and the carbonyl group of the ester. The chloro complexes are nonelectrolytes in nitroethane; magnetic susceptibility measurements, i.r. and d-d electronic spectra are reported. With metal(II) perchlorate salts the complexes can be formulated as six-coordinate [ML₂ (OH₂)₂] [ClO₄]₂ species containing ionic perchlorate. The ester exchanges of some of these complexes with a variety of primary alcohols have been investigated.     

Macrocyclic divalent transition metal complexes of acetylacetone buckled with two different diamines

Metal-mediated condensation of o-phenylenediamine with bisacetylacetone-ethylenediimine yields 14-membered tetraaza macrocyclic six-coordinate complexes of the type [M(mac)Cl₂],[M(mac)SO₄·H₂O] (where M = Fe^II, Co^II and Cu^II; MAC = macrocyclic ligand formed in the template reaction). The metal ions are coordinated by four azomethine nitrogen atoms bridged by acetylacetone moieties. The electrical conductance magnetic moments, electronic and IR spectral data of all complexes are discussed.     

Metal chelates of thiazole-2-ylthiourea

Summary The formation constants of 1-phenyl-3-thiazole-2-ylthiourea complexes with some bivalent metal ions (Cu^II, Ni^II, Zn^II and Mn^II) have been determined in 75% EtOH–H₂O. Complexes of Cu^II, Ni^II, Zn^II, Hg^II and Pd^II have been isolated and characterized by conductance, i.r., electronic spectra and magnetic measurements. The ligand forms ML complexes with Cu^II and Hg^II and ML₂ with Ni^II, Zn^II and Pd^II, where L is the uninegatively charged bidentate ligand and binds through the ring nitrogen and thiocarbonyl sulphur atoms.     

Synthesis and characterization of some transition metal complexes containing a nitrogen-oxygen donor macrocyclic ligand

Summary The synthesis and characterization of some Co^II, Ni^II and Cu^II complexes with a nitrogen-oxygen donor macrocyclic ligand is reported. Analytical data, i.r. and visible spectra are compatible with an octahedral or distorted octahedral coordination around the metal. For each of the CoL(NCS)₂ and NiL(NCS)₂ complexes, two crystalline forms were obtained, having different i.r. absorptions for the thiocyanate groups and different x-ray powder diffraction spectra; the pairs of Co-Ni complexes appear to be isostructural.     

Coordination Complexes of a Neutral 1,2,4‐Benzotriazinyl Radical Ligand: Synthesis,Molecular and Electronic Structures,and Magnetic Properties

A series of d‐block metal complexes of the recently reported coordinating neutral radical ligand 1‐phenyl‐3‐(pyrid‐2‐yl)‐1,4‐dihydro‐1,2,4‐benzotriazin‐4‐yl ( 1 ) was synthesized. The investigated systems contain the benzotriazinyl radical 1 coordinated to a divalent metal cation, Mn^II, Fe^II, Co^II, or Ni^II, with 1,1,1,5,5,5‐hexafluoroacetylacetonato (hfac) as the auxiliary ligand of choice. The synthesized complexes were fully characterized by single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction, magnetic susceptibility measurements, and electronic structure calculations. The complexes [Mn( 1 )(hfac)₂] and [Fe( 1 )(hfac)₂] displayed antiferromagnetic coupling between the unpaired electrons of the ligand and the metal cation, whereas the interaction was found to be ferromagnetic in the analogous Ni^II complex [Ni( 1 )(hfac)₂]. The magnetic properties of the complex [Co( 1 )(hfac)₂] were difficult to interpret owing to significant spin–orbit coupling inherent to octahedral high‐spin Co^II metal ion. As a whole, the reported data clearly demonstrated the favorable coordinating properties of the radical 1 , which, together with its stability and structural tunability, make it an excellent new building block for establishing more complex metal–radical architectures with interesting magnetic properties.     

Synthesis and structural characterization of 3d-metal complexes of pyridine-4-carboxaldehyde thionicotinoyl hydrazone

Summary Pyridine-4-carboxaldehyde thionicotinoyl hydrazone (4-PTNH) forms 1:1 adducts with metal(II) halides and 1:2 complexes (metal to ligand) with metal(II) thiocyanates. Magnetic and spectral studies indicate polymeric octahedral geometry for M(4-PTNH)X₂ (M=Co^II or Cu^II, X=Cl; M=Ni^II, X=Cl, Br or I), five coordinate geometry for Co(4-PTNH)X₂ (X=Br or I) and octahederal geometry for [M(4-PTNH)₂(NCS)₂] (M=Co^II or Ni^II). I.r. spectral studies show that 4-PTNH acts as a neutral bidentate ligand in all the complexes, the bonding sites being the thione sulphur and azomethine nitrogen.