A new complexes of the type ML, MʹL and M″L [where M=Cu(II), Co(II), Ni(II) and Mn(II), Mʹ=Fe(III) and M″=Zn(II), Cd(II) and Hg(II) and L=N1-[(1E)-1-(2-hydroxyphenyl)ethylidene]-2-oxo-2H-chromene- 3-carbohydrazide (HL)] Schiff base have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, magnetic susceptibility, molar conductance, IR,1H NMR, UV-Visible and ESR data. The studies indicate the HL acts as doubly monodentate bridge for metal ions and form mononuclear complexes. The complexes Ni(II), Co(II), Cu(II) Mn(II) and Fe(III) complexes are found to be octahedral, where as Zn(II), Cd(II) and Hg(II) complexes are four coordinated with tetrahedral geometry. The synthesized ligand and its metal complexes were screened for their antimicrobial activity.

A gas chromatographic method has been developed and validated for the determination of memantine hydrochloride (MMT) in pure and pharmaceutical preparations. The detection was carried out using flame ionization detector. Separation was achieved on a DB-624 fused silica packed capillary column (30 m x 0.320 mm x 1.8 μm). Nitrogen was used as a carrier gas at a flow rate of 40 mL/min. The column temperature was maintained at 300°C while the temperature of injection port and detector were maintained at 270° and 300°C, respectively. Gabapentin (GPN) was used as an internal standard. The procedure gave a linear response over the concentration range of 0.5-3.5 mg/mL with sufficient reproducibility. The method has been applied successfully for the determination of MMT in pure and pharmaceutical formulations. The excipients present in the formulations did not interfere with the assay procedure. The recovery values were found to be in the range of 99.85-100.1% with RSD values less than 1%. The results obtained from this method were compared with the reference method (HPTLC) reported in literature and no significant difference was found statistically

Strontium doped zirconium oxide (SZO) nano particles were synthesized by a hydrothermal particle growth technique and were employed for removal of Cu (II) from water. The synthesized nano adsorbents were characterized by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS) and UV-visible spectral studies. The adsorption experiments were affected in batch to establish the influence of pH, contact duration/time, temperature and initial metal ion concentration on adsorption efficiency. This work demonstrates the success of employing SZO nano adsorbents towards efficient removal of Cu (II) from water.

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