Synthesis and characterization of some Schiff base complexes derived from 2, 5- dihydroxyacetophenone with transition metal ions and their biological activity

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Benha University, Benha, Egypt

Abstract

Schiff base complexes derived from 2, 5-dihydroxyacetophenone as ligand and some metal cations: Cu2+, Zn2+, Cd2+ and 
Hg2+ have been prepared and investigated. The structures of the synthesized complexes were characterized by different 
techniques such as elemental analysis, UV-Vis, IR and 1H NMR spectra. The biological activity of the ligand and its 
complexes was studied using five microorganisms representing different microbial categories. The synthesized compounds 
showed good biological activity.