2-(2-Hydroxy-4-methoxybenzoyl)benzoic acid derivatives of Group 4 metal alkoxides

Continued exploration of the coordination behavior of derivatives of 2-benzophenone-based ligands with metal alkoxides ([M(OR)₄]) was undertaken from the reaction of 2-(2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzoyl)benzoic acid (H₂-OBzA) with a series of Group 4 precursors. The products of these reactions were identified as: [(OR)₂Ti(μ-(c,c-OBzA))]₂ (OR?=?OCHMe₂ (OPrⁱ; 1 ?2tol); OCMe₃ (OBu^t; 2 ?THF); OCH₂CMe₃ (ONep; 3)), [[(OPrⁱ)₃Ti(μ-OPrⁱ)Ti(OPrⁱ)₂]₂(μ-(μ_c,μ-OBzA))₂]₂ (4), [(ONep)₃Zr(μ-ONep)₂Zr(ONep)₂]₂(μ-(c,μ-OBzA)₂) (5 ?tol), [(py)(OBu^t)₃Zr]₂(μ-(c,c-OBzA)) (6), [(OBu^t)₂Hf(μ-OBu^t)]₂(μ-(c,η¹-OBzA)) (7) where ‘c’?=?chelating or η²; ‘μ’?=?bridging or η¹,η¹(O,O’); and μ_c?=?bridging chelating or η¹,η¹(O,O’); η^2?:?η¹. The metal centers for each of these compounds adopt a pseudo-octahedral geometry employing the OBzA ligand in numerous binding modes. The different functional oxygens (carboxylate, hydroxyl, and carbonyl) were employed in a variety of coordination modes for 1–7. The complexity of these OBzA-modified compounds is driven by a combination of the coordination behavior of the OBzA moieties, the size of the metal cation, and the pendant chain of the OR ligand. Solution NMR indicates a complex structure exists in solution that was considered to be consistent with the solid-state structure.     

Synthesis and characterization of 4,4′-methylenebis (2,6-di-tert-butylphenol) derivatives of a series of metal alkoxides and alkyls

Investigation of the coordination behavior of 4,4′-methylenebis(2,6-di-tert-butylphenol) (or H₂-4DBP) with a series of metal alkoxides led to isolation of [(OR)₃M]₂(µ-4DBP), where M/OR?=?Ti/OBu^t (2), Ti/ONep (3), Zr/OBu^t (4), Hf/OBu^t (5), and [(py)(OR)₃M]₂(µ-4DBP)?·?py (5a), where py?=?pyridine and ONep?=?OCH₂C(CH₃)₃. Metal alkyl derivatives of 4DBP were also studied and found to form similar di-substituted species: [(py)₂(Et)Zn]₂(µ-4DBP)?·?py (6), [(THF)₃(Br)Mg]₂(µ-4DBP) (7), [(THF)₂(Br)Mg](µ-4DBP)[Mg(Br)(THF)₃]?·?(THF, tol) (7a), and [(py)(R)₂Al]₂(µ-4DBP), where R?=?CH₃ (8), Et (9), CH₂CH(CH₃)₂ (10); tol?=?toluene and THF?=?tetrahydrofuran. All structures demonstrate the bridging nature of 4DBP and the ability to bind a variety of metal centers. Solution state NMR indicates that the structures of 2–10 are retained in solution. Thermal analyses indicate that 4DBP is preferentially lost during heating.     

Syntheses,characterization, and crystal structures of ruthenium(II)/(III) complexes with tridentate salicylaldiminato ligands

Treatment of [Ru(PPh₃)₃Cl₂] with one equivalent of tridentate Schiff base 2-[(2-dimethylamino-ethylimino)-methyl]-phenol (HL) in the presence of triethylamine afforded a ruthenium(III) complex [RuCl₃(κ²-N,N-NH₂CH₂CH₂NMe₂)(PPh₃)] as a result of decomposition of HL. Interaction of HL and one equivalent of [RuHCl(CO)(PPh₃)₃], [Ru(CO)₂Cl₂] or [Ru(tht)₄Cl₂] (tht = tetrahydrothiophene) under different conditions led to isolation of the corresponding ruthenium(II) complexes [RuCl(κ³-N,N,O-L)(CO)(PPh₃)] (2), [RuCl(κ³-N,N,O-L)(CO)₂] (3), and a ruthenium(III) complex [RuCl₂(κ³-N,N,O-L)(tht)] (4), respectively. Molecular structures of 1·CH₂Cl₂, 2·CH₂Cl₂, 3 and 4 have been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.     

Synthesis,structural characterization,and thermal properties of zirconium(IV) <Emphasis Type="Italic">β</Emphasis>-ketodiester complexes

Mono- and bi-nuclear Zr(IV) β-ketodiester complexes of general formulas [Zr(dtbacdc)₄] (1), [Zr(dmacdc)₃(OⁱPr)]₂ (2), and [Zr(dtbacdc)₃(OⁱPr)]₂ (3), (dtbacdc = di-tert-butyl-1,3-acetonedicarboxylato and dmacdc = dimethyl-1,3-acetonedicarboxylato ligands) were successfully isolated, when zirconium(IV) isopropoxide reacted with the four- ((1)) or twofold ((2), (3)) excess of di-alkyl 1,3-acetonedicarboxylates (CO(CH₂COOR′)₂, R′ = Me, ^tBu). Analysis of single-crystal X-ray diffraction data showed that (1) crystallizes in the monoclinic system (C 2/c (no. 15)). The structure of this compound consists of monomers, which are composed of Zr(IV) ions surrounded by eight oxygen atoms derived from four chelating β-ketodiester ligands. The stoichiometry and the bi-nuclear structure of (2) and (3) using spectroscopic methods (IR and NMR), and mass spectrometry have been determined. Thermal analysis and variable temperature IR (VT-IR) spectroscopy have been used to study the thermal stability and thermal decomposition pathway of synthesized Zr(IV) compounds.     

Reactivity of a Cyclopentadienyl Containing Heterobimetallic Alkoxide

The synthesis of the new heteroleptic heterotrimetallic cluster, [(C₅H₅)Sn(μ-OBu^t)₂Ge(OBu^t)Mo(CO)₅] (1) has been achieved by a thermally induced CO substitution of the transition metal derivative, Mo(CO)₆, by the basic germanium atom of the cyclopentadienyl heterobimetallic alkoxide, [(C₅H₅)Sn(μ-OBu^t)₂Ge(OBu^t)]. The microanalysis, molecular weight (monomer in benzene), IR and multinuclear NMR data and X-ray diffraction study is consistent with the formulation of 1. The Sn atom has a trigonal pyramidal coordination environment formed by a aysmmterically π-bonded terminal C₅H₅ ring and two symmetrically bridged tert-butoxy groups. The four-coordinate Ge atom lies at the centre of a distorted tetrahedron and is terminally attached to a tert-butoxy group and a Mo(CO)₅5^? fragment.     

tBuN = VCl2 · 1,2-Dimethoxoethan,eine Schlüsselverbindung zur Darstellung von zweikernigen,diamagnetischen tert-Butylimidovanadium(IV)-Verbindungen

^tBuN = VCl₂ · 1,2-Dimethoxoethane, a Precursor in the Synthesis of Binuclear Diamagnetic tert -Butylimidovanadium(IV) Compounds Syntheses of the paramagnetic tert-butylimidovanadium(IV) complexes ^tBuN = VCl₂ · DME ( 7 ), ^tBuN = VCl₂ · 2 L (L = 1,4-dioxane, thf, PMe₃, PEt₃, pyridine) and ^tBuN = VBr₂ · DME are described; the free Lewis acids has been found by mass spectroscopy to be the binuclear compounds [(μ-N^tBu)₂V₂Cl₄] und [(μ-N^tBu)₂V₂Br₄]. 7 reacts with LiOR, LiOAr and LiNR₂ forming binuclear diamagnetic tert-butylimidovanadium(IV) compounds: [(μ-N^tBu)₂V₂Cl₂(OⁱPr)₂] ( 18 ), [(μ-N^tBu)₂V₂(OR)₄], [(μ-N^tBu)₂V₂Cl₂(OAr)₂], [(μ-N^tBu)₂V₂(OAr)₄] and [(μ-N^tBu)₂V₂Cl₂(NR₂)₂]. In additional experiments the complexes [(μ-N^tBu)₂V₂(CH₂CMe₃)₂(OAr)₂], [(μ-N^tBu)₂V₂Me₂(NR₂)₂], [(μ-N^tBu)₂V₂Cl₄] and ^tBuN = V(OAr)₃ has been prepared. All compounds obtained are characterized by spectroscopic methods (MS; ¹H, ¹³C, ⁵¹V NMR), [(μ-N^tBu)₂V₂Cl₂(N^tBuSiMe₃)₂] ( 21 ) by single crystal x-ray diffraction. For 18 the presence of cis/trans isomeres was shown by NMR spectroscopy. The ⁵¹V NMR spectra of the binuclear diamagnetic vanadium (IV) compounds are discussed.     

Dinuclear Schiff-base copper(II) complexes with various bridging groups

Three new centrosymmetric dinuclear copper(II) complexes, [Cu₂Cl₂(L¹)₂] (1), [Cu₂(μ _1,3-NCS)₂(L²)₂] (2), and [Cu₂(μ _1,1-N₃)₂(L³)₂] (3), where L¹, L², and L³ are the deprotonated forms of the Schiff bases 1-[(2-propylaminoethylimino)methyl]naphthalen-2-ol (HL¹), 1-[(3-methylaminopropylimino)methyl]naphthalen-2-ol (HL²), and 2-[(2-isopropylaminoethylimino)methyl]phenol (HL³), respectively, have been prepared and characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectra, and single-crystal X-ray crystallography. Each Cu is coordinated by the three donors of the Schiff bases and by two bridging groups, forming a square-pyramidal geometry.     

Self-assembly of 1-D, 2-D,and 3-D transition-metal coordination polymers based on a T-shaped tripodal ligand 4-(4,5-dicarboxy-1H-imidazol-2-yl)pyridine 1-oxide

Three coordination polymers, {[Co(C₁₀H₅N₃O₅)(H₂O)₂]·H₂O}_n (1), {[Mn₃(C₁₀H₅N₃O₅)₂Cl₂(H₂O)₆]·2H₂O}_n (2), and {[Cu₃(C₁₀H₄N₃O₅)₂(H₂O)₃]·4H₂O}_n (3), based on a T-shaped tripodal ligand 4-(4,5-dicarboxy-1H-imidazol-2-yl)pyridine 1-oxide (H₃DCImPyO), were synthesized under hydrothermal conditions. The polymers showed diverse coordination modes, being characterized by elemental analysis, infrared spectroscopy, and single-crystal X-ray structure analysis. In 1, the HDCImPyO^2? generated a 1-D chain by adopting a μ₂-kN, O : kN′, O′ coordination mode to bridge two Co(II) ions in two bis-N,O-chelating modes. In 2, the HDCImPyO^2? adopted a μ₃-kN, O : kO′, O′′ : O′′′ coordination mode to bridge two crystallographically independent Mn(II) ions, forming a 2-D hcb network with {6³} topology. In 3, by adopting μ₄-kN, O : kO′, O′′ : kN′′, O′′′ : O′′′′ coordination, DCImPyO^3? bridged three crystallographically independent Cu(II) ions to form a 3-D framework having the stb topology.     

Reactions of GeMe2-bridged dicyclopentadienes with molybdenum carbonyl: formation of germylidyne trimolybdenum clusters

In thermal reactions of the doubly bridged dicyclopentadienes (C₅H₃R(SiMe₂))(C₅H₃R(GeMe₂)) (R=H (1), ^tBu (5)) with Mo(CO)₆, the bridging GeMe₂ is cleaved to give the corresponding degermylated products [(η⁵-C₅H₃R)₂(SiMe₂)]Mo₂(CO)₆ (3, rac-7), or both GeMe₂ and SiMe₂ are cleaved to afford the nonbridged products [(η⁵-C₅H₄R)Mo(CO)₃]₂ (2, 6). The reactions also produce germylidyne trimolybdenum clusters [(η⁵-C₅H₃R)₂(SiMe₂)](η⁵-C₅H₄R)[Mo(CO)₂]₃(μ₃-GeMe) (4, rac-/meso-7) containing the Mo₃(μ₃-GeMe) units. Similarly, reaction of the single GeMe₂-bridged dicyclopentadienes (C₅H₅)₂GeMe₂ (9) with Mo(CO)₆ also results in the degermylated 2, as well as the similar trimolybdenum cluster [(η⁵-C₅H₅)Mo(CO)₂]₃(μ₃-GeMe) (10). The molecular structures of 4 and trans-5 were determined by X-ray diffraction.     

Complexes of Zr<Superscript>IV</Superscript> and Hf<Superscript>IV</Superscript> with monolacunary Keggin-and Dawson-type anions

The reactions of the tetranuclear hydroxo complexes [M₄(μ₂-OH)₈(H₂O)₁₆]⁸⁺ (M = Zr or Hf) with the lacunary Keggin-type ([α-PW₁₁O₃₉]⁷⁻) and Dawson-type ([α ₂-P₂W₁₇O₆₁]¹⁰⁻) phosphotungstates in aqueous solutions produce the sandwich polyoxometalate complexes [M(α-PW₁₁O₃₉)₂]¹⁰⁻ (M = Zr (1) or Hf (2)) and [M(α ₂-P₂W₁₇O₆₁)₂]¹⁶⁻ (M = Zr (3) and Hf (4)). The complexes were isolated and structurally characterized as salts with potassium and dimethylammonium cations. The zirconium and hafnium atoms have a square antiprismatic coordination environment (coordination number is 8). In all complexes, the mutual arrangement of the ligands corresponds to the syn isomer. Hafnium complexes 2 and 4 are the first structurally characterized polyoxometalate complexes of this metal. The structures of the resulting compounds were confirmed also by ³¹P NMR spectroscopy in solution. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 214–218, February, 2007.     

Two polymeric structures with a benzene-1,2,4,5-tetracarboxylate ligand acting in μ2- and μ4-bridging modes

catena-Poly[[tetraaquabis(1H-pyrazole-κN²)nickel(II)] [[diaquabis(1H-pyrazole-κN²)nickel(II)]-μ-benzene-1,2,4,5-tetracarboxylato-κ²O¹:O⁴] tetrahydrate], {[Ni(C₃H₄N₂)₂(H₂O)₄][Ni(C₁₀H₂O₈)(C₃H₄N₂)₂(H₂O)₂]·4H₂O}_n, (I), and poly[[(μ₄-benzene-1,2,4,5-tetracarboxylato-κ⁴O¹:O²:O⁴:O⁵)octakis(1H-pyrazole-κN²)dicobalt(II)] tetrahydrate], {[Co₂(C₁₀H₂O₈)(C₃H₄N₂)₈]·4H₂O}_n, (II), are polymeric compounds crystallizing in the space group P, with two independent metallic cations and one benzene-1,2,4,5-tetracarboxylate (btc) anion, each lying on symmetry centres. Individual coordination polyhedra are regular and the main differences are in the way the btc anion binds [μ₂ in (I) and μ₄ in (II)], promoting a `chain-like' one-dimensional structure in (I) and a `sieve-like' two-dimensional motif in (II).     

Oxo Peroxo Glycolato Complexesof Vanadium (V). Crystal Structureof (NBu4)2[V2O2(O2)2(C2H2O3)2]ċH2O

Summary.  Oxo peroxo glycolato complexes of vanadium(V) (M ₂[V₂O₂(O₂)₂(C₂H₂O₃)₂]ċnH₂O (n=0, 1; M=NBu₄ ⁺ (1), K⁺ (2), NH₄ ⁺ (3), Cs⁺ (4), NPr₄ ⁺ (5)) as well as (NBu₄)₂[V₂O₄(C₂H₂O₃)₂]ċ H₂O (6) have been prepared and characterized by spectroscopic methods. X-Ray structure analysis of 1 revealed the presence of dinuclear [V₂O₂(O₂)₂(C₂H₂O₃)₂]²⁻ anions with a (chemical structure) bridging core and six coordinated vanadium(V) atoms in a distorted pentagonal pyramidal array. Received July 12, 1999. Accepted (revised) October 28, 1999     

Oxo Peroxo Glycolato Complexesof Vanadium (V). Crystal Structureof (NBu4)2[V2O2(O2)2(C2H2O3)2]?H2O

 Oxo peroxo glycolato complexes of vanadium(V) (M ₂[V₂O₂(O₂)₂(C₂H₂O₃)₂]ċnH₂O (n=0, 1; M=NBu₄ ⁺ (1), K⁺ (2), NH₄ ⁺ (3), Cs⁺ (4), NPr₄ ⁺ (5)) as well as (NBu₄)₂[V₂O₄(C₂H₂O₃)₂]ċ H₂O (6) have been prepared and characterized by spectroscopic methods. X-Ray structure analysis of 1 revealed the presence of dinuclear [V₂O₂(O₂)₂(C₂H₂O₃)₂]²⁻ anions with a (chemical structure) bridging core and six coordinated vanadium(V) atoms in a distorted pentagonal pyramidal array.     

Iridium (III) and rhodium (III) triazoles by 1,3-dipolar cycloadditons to a coordinated azide in iridium (III) and rhodium (III) compounds

The reaction of [(η⁵-C₅Me₅)M(μCl)Cl]₂ with the ligand (L^∩L) in the presence of sodium methoxide yielded compounds of general formula [(η⁵-C₅Me₅)M(L^∩L)Cl] (1–10) (where M = Ir or Rh and L^∩L = N^∩O or O^∩O chelate ligands). Azido complexes of formulation [(η⁵-C₅Me₅)M(L^∩L)N₃] (11–20) have been prepared by the reaction of [(η⁵-C₅Me₅)M(μN₃)(X)]₂ (X = Cl or N₃) with the corresponding ligands or by the direct reaction of [(η⁵-C₅Me₅)M(L^∩L)Cl] with NaN₃. These azido complexes [(η⁵-C₅Me₅)M(L^∩L)N₃] undergo 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction with substituted alkynes in CH₂Cl₂ and for the first time in ethanol at room temperature to yield iridium (III) and rhodium (III) triazoles (21–28). The compounds were characterized on the basis of spectroscopic data, and the molecular structures of 2 and 26 have been established by single crystal X-ray diffraction.     

Synthesis and structural characterization of ruthenium complexes with 1-aryl-imidazole-2-thione

Treatment of [RuCl₂(PPh₃)₃] with 2 equiv. Himt^MPh (Himt^MPh?=?1-(4-methyl-phenyl)-imidazole-2-thione) in the presence of MeONa afforded cis-[Ru(κ ²-S,N-imt^MPh)₂(PPh₃)₂] (1), while interaction of [RuCl₂(PPh₃)₃] and 2 equiv. Himt^MPh in tetrahydrofuran (THF) without base gave [RuCl₂(κ ¹-S-Himt^MPh)₂(PPh₃)₂] (2). Treatment of [RuHCl(CO)(PPh₃)₃] with 1 equiv. Himt^MPh in THF gave [RuHCl(κ ¹-S-Himt^MPh)(CO)(PPh₃)₂] (3), whereas reaction of [RuHCl(CO)(PPh₃)₃] with 1 equiv. of the deprotonated [imt^MPh]^? or [imt^NPh]^? (imt^NPh?=?1-(4-nitro-phenyl)-2-mercaptoimidazolyl) gave [RuH(κ ²-S,N-imt^RPh)(CO)(PPh₃)₂] (R?=?M 4a, R?=?N 4b). The ruthenium hydride complexes 4a and 4b easily convert to their corresponding ruthenium chloride complexes [RuCl(κ ²-S,N-imt^MPh)(CO)(PPh₃)₂] (5a) and [RuCl(κ ²-S,N-imt^NPh)(CO)(PPh₃)₂] (5b), respectively, in refluxing CHCl₃ by chloride substitution of the RuH. Photolysis of 5a in CHCl₃ at room temperature afforded an oxidized product [RuCl₂(κ ²-S,N-imt^MPh)(PPh₃)₂] (6). Reaction of 6 with excess [imt^MPh]^? afforded 1. The molecular structures of 1·EtOH, 3·C₆H₁₄, 4b·0.25CH₃COCH₃, and 6·2CH₂Cl₂ have been determined by single-crystal X-ray crystallography.     

Iron(II) complexes containing the 2,6-bis-iminopyridyl moiety. Synthesis,characterization, reactivity,and DNA binding

Two iron(II) complexes, [Fe^II(py^tBuN₃)₂](FeCl₄) (1) and [Fe^II(py^tBuMe₂N₃)Cl₂] (2), with sterically constrained py^tBuN₃ and py^tBuMe₂N₃ chelate ligands (py^tBuN₃ = 2,6-bis-(aldiimino)pyridyl; py^tBuMe₂N₃ = 2,6-bis-(ketimino)pyridyl), have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR, UV–vis spectra, and preliminary X-ray single-crystal diffraction. The latter revealed that Fe(II) in 1 is six-coordinate by six nitrogen donors from two bisiminopyridines in a distorted octahedron. Complex 2 reacts with thiourea with a second-order rate constant k₂ = (2.50 ± 0.05) × 10^?3 M^?1 s^?1 at 296 K, and the reaction seemed to be slow. In a similar way, the interaction of 2 and DNA was studied by fluorescence and absorption spectroscopy. The results revealed that 2 caused fluorescence quenching of DNA through a dynamic quenching procedure. The binding constants K_A, K_app, and K_SV as well as the number of binding sites between 2 and DNA were determined.     

Structural studies of mono(pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)lanthanide complexes

The mono(pentamethylcyclopentadienyl) lanthanide complexes [(C₅Me₅)Yb(μ-I)(μ-η ⁵?: η ⁵-C₅Me₅)Yb(C₅Me₅)]_n (1), {[(C₅Me₅)Sm]₃(μ-Cl)₄(μ ₃-Cl)(μ ₃-OH)(THF)}₂ (2), {[(C₅Me₅)Sm]₂ (μ-OH)(μ-Cl)₄(μ ₃-Cl)Mg(THF)₂}₂ (3), [(C₅Me₅)₂Sm](μ-Cl)₆(μ ₃-Cl)₂(μ ₄-Cl)[(C₅Me₅)Sm]₄ (4), {[(C₅Me₅)Nd]₃(μ ₃-Cl)₄(μ ₄-Cl)₂(μ ₃-O₂CPh)₂K₂(η ⁶-C₇H₈)}₂ (5), [(C₅Me₅)Nd(C₈H₈)]₂(μ-dioxane) (6), [(C₅Me₅)Yb(MeO^tBu)]₂(μ-η ⁸?:?η ⁸-C₈H₈) (7), [(C₅Me₅)Dy(μ-I)₂]₃ (8), and [(C₅Me₅) Tm(MeCN)₆]I₂ (9), have been identified by X-ray crystallography. 1 is unusual in that it has a μ-η ⁵?:?η ⁵-C₅Me₅ ring that generates a local bent metallocene environment around ytterbium. Complexes 2–5 demonstrate the versatility of bridging chlorides in generating a variety of structures for mono(pentamethylcyclopentadienyl) lanthanide halides. Complex 6 shows how dioxane can generate a crystallographically-analyzable complex by bridging two mixed-ligand metallocene units that do not readily crystallize with THF. The structure of 7 shows how methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) ligates a lanthanide. Complex 8 is a trimeric cyclopentadienyl lanthanide halide unusual in that it has six bridging halides that roughly define a trigonal prism. Complex 9 constitutes an organometallic example of a lanthanide in which acetonitrile completely displaces iodide counterions.     

Carboxylate-bridged copper(II) complexes: synthesis,crystal structures,and superoxide dismutase activity

Two copper(II) complexes, [Cu₂(μ-benzoato)(L¹)₂]NO₃·2H₂O (1) and [Cu₂(μ-succinato)(L²)₂(H₂O)]ClO₄ (2), have been synthesized, where L¹ = N′-[(E)-phenyl(pyridin-2-yl)methylidene]benzoylhydrazone and L² = N′-[(E)-pyridin-2-ylmethylidene]benzoylhydrazone. These complexes were characterized including by single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies. The copper is five-coordinate in 1 while in 2 one copper is five-coordinate and the other is six-coordinate. Electrochemical behavior of these complexes was measured by cyclic voltammetry. The conproportionation equilibrium constants (K_con) for both complexes have been estimated. The superoxide dismutase (SOD) activities of 1 and 2 were measured by nitro blue tetrazolium assay. Complex 1 has better SOD activity than 2.     

Ni(II) and Cu(II) complexes of new unsymmetrical N2O2 Schiff bases derived from 3-(2-aminobenzylimino)-1-phenylbutan-1-ol: synthesis,structure, antibacterial properties,and electrochemistry

Two new N₂O₂ unsymmetrical Schiff bases, H₂L¹ = 3-[({o-[(E)-(o-hydroxyphenyl)methylideneamino]phenyl}methyl)imino]-1-phenyl-1-buten-1-ol and H₂L² = 3-[({o-[(E)-(2-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)methylideneamino]phenyl}methyl)imino]-1-phenyl-1-buten-1-ol, and their copper(II) and nickel(II) complexes, [CuL¹] (1), [CuL²] (2), [NiL¹] (3), and [NiL²] (4), have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analyses and spectroscopic methods. The crystal structures of these complexes have been determined by X-ray diffraction. The coordination geometry around Cu(II) and Ni(II) centers is described as distorted square planar in all complexes with the CuN₂O₂ coordination more distorted than the Ni ones. The electrochemical studies of these complexes indicate a good correlation between the structural distortion and the redox potentials of the metal centers. The ligand and metal complexes were also screened for their in vitro antibacterial activity.