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T oday, social awareness of the environmental impacts of plastics is increasing, and therefore environmentally friendly materials are sought for the plastics industry [1][2][3][4]. For this reason, in addition to being environmentally friendly, the tendency towards natural fibers is increasing due to their low cost, easy processing, low density, good corrosion resistance, and high strength in wide industrial applications [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]. Moreover, natural fibers become an alternative to glass fibers by being applied to reinforced polymer composites and natural-based resins, as they contain hydrogen bonds and other bonds that reinforce the structure [15,16]. The use of bio-fibers as substitutes for synthetic fibers (carbon, and glass) as fillers in the development of polymer matrix composites has attracted much attention [17].There is increased awareness about the properties of natural fiber-based epoxy composites to meet engi-Article History:

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Metal complexes of Schiff base ligand (5-bromo-3-methoxysalicyliden-p-iminoacetophenone oxime) derived from 5-bromo-3-methoxsalicylaldehyde and p-aminoacetophenoneoxime is reported. Schiff base was found to be bidentate ligand involving the imino nitrogen and carboxyl oxygen atoms in the complexes. Metal to ligand ratio were found to be 1:2 for all of the complexes. Co(II), Ni(II), and Zn(II) complexes have been found tetrahedral geometry and Cu(II) complex has been found four coordinated geometry. The complexes are found to have the formulae [M(L)2]. The compounds obtained have been characterized by their elemental analyses, IR, 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, UV spectra, magnetic susceptibility and thermogravimetric analyses (TGA).