The novel cobalt(II) complex, trans-dipyridinebis(3-acetyl-2-oxo-2H-chromen-4-olato)cobalt(II), was synthesized in ethanol. The coordination sphere of the cobalt cation was elucidated using single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis and spectroscopic techniques (FT-IR, UV-Visible and fluorescence). Hirshfeld surface analysis indicates that hydrogen bond interactions, such as C-H•••O hydrogen bonding between the oxygen of lactone group and the pyridine appear as a primary interaction between the complex's molecules. The presence of π-π stacking was evident by the shape index and curvature. Analysis of 2D fingerprint plots confirm that intermolecular H•••H, C•••H and H•••O interactions are well dominated and are in complement to the Hirshfeld surface. The metal-ligand coordination strongly influences the fluorescence intensity (the fluorescence quenching) and the offset of the emission wavelength. The metal complex was monitored for antimicrobial activity using the disk diffusion method and showed significant activity compared to the coumarin ligand.
In this study, a new bi-nuclear nickel complex [Ni2HL2(EtOH)2](Cl)(EtOH) of a Schiff base ligand, 2-[3-[2-hydroxybenzylideneamino]propyliminomethyl]phenol, was synthesized and characterized using UV/Vis, IR, HRMS, and TGA/DTA analysis. The molecular structure of the obtained complex was corroborated by the single crystal X-ray diffraction technique. It was found in the complex that two molecules of the ligand coordinate with two nickel atoms through azomethine-N and phenoxy-O, resulting in 6-coordinate distorted octahedral geometry, in which two ethanol molecules occupy the axial positions. The dielectric and electrical properties of the obtained samples were studied by impedance spectroscopy at different frequencies (from 1 Hz to 1 MHz) in the temperature range 298–343 K. It is found that the electrical conductivity of the Ni(II) complex is lower than that of the free ligand H2L, suggesting that the complexation traps the charge carriers contained in the ligand.
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