Crystal structure of 3-acetylcoumarin-o-aminobenzoylhydrazone and synthesis,spectral and thermal studies of its transition metal complexes

Transition metal [Mn(II), Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II), Zn(II) and Cd(II)] complexes of a new Schiff base, 3-acetylcoumarin-o-aminobenzoylhydrazone were synthesized and characterized by elemental analyses, magnetic moments, conductivity measurements, spectral [Electronic, IR, ¹H and ¹³C NMR, EPR] and thermal studies. The ligand crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group P2₁/n with a?=?9.201(5), b?=?16.596(9), c?=?11.517(6)?Å, β?=?101.388(9)°, V?=?1724.2 (17)?ų and Z?=?4. Conductivity measurements indicated Mn(II) and Co(II) complexes to be 1?:?1 electrolytes whereas Ni(II), Cu(II), Zn(II) and Cd(II) complexes are non-electrolytes. Electronic spectra reveal that all the complexes possess four-coordinate geometry around the metal.