Department of Chemistry, King Saud University, P. O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, KSA
Maryam Zahin
Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202 002, India
Iqbal Ahmad
Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202 002, India
Mohammad Shakir
Department of Chemistry, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, India
Preferred Abstract (Original):
A series of mononuclear complexes of the type, [MLCl2] [M = CoII, NiII, CuII, and ZnII] with a pyrimidene-type ligand, which was synthesized by the reaction of 2-furaldehyde and 1, 8-diaminonaphthalene, was obtained. The ligand and its complexes were characterized by elemental analysis, IR, NMR, EPR, and UV/Vis spectroscopy, ESI-mass spectrometry, magnetic susceptibility, molar conductivity, and thermogravimetric analyses. On the basis of UV/Vis spectroscopic and magnetic susceptibility data, an octahedral arrangement was assigned around all metal ions. The low molar conductivity data for all the complexes show their non-electrolytic nature. The thermal behavior of the complexes was studied by TGA analyses. The electrochemical study carried out on the CuII complex exhibits a quasi reversible redox process. The ligand and its complexes showed potential antioxidant and antimicrobial activities.