Synthetic, spectral, and antimicrobial aspects of biologically relevant coordination compounds of dioxomolybdenum(VI) and oxovanadium(V)

Heterocyclic ketimines, 5-nitro-3-(indolin-2-one)hydrazinecarbothioamide (L¹H), 5-nitro-3-(indolin-2-one)hydrazinecarboxamide (L²H), 6-nitro-3-(indolin-2-one)hydrazinecarbo-thioamide (L³H), and 6-nitro-3-(indolin-2-one) hydrazinecarboxamide (L⁴H), were prepared by the condensation of thiosemicarbazide and semicarbazide hydrochloride (in the presence of sodium acetate) in ethanol with the respective ketones. The dioxomolybdenum(VI) complexes and oxovanadium(V) complexes have been prepared by mixing dioxobis(2,4-pentanedinato)molybdenum(VI) in 1: 2 molar ratios and vanadium oxytrichloride in 1: 1 and 1: 2 molar ratios with monobasic bidentate ketimines. The resulting complexes have been characterized by elemental analysis, conductance measurements, and spectral studies, including IR, ¹H NMR, and UV spectra. The ketimines and their corresponding metal complexes have been tested on a number of pathogenic bacteria and fungi in order to assess their growth inhibition potency at different concentrations. The article was submitted by the authors in English.