“…As is known, the 2-hydroxy-arylidene-thiosemicarbazones were ONS (N 4 -substituted) or ONN (S-substituted) chelating ligands and methyl or phenyl groups were the generally preferred substituents. 38,42,44 In this study, new nickel(II)-triphenylphosphine complexes with S-methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, and heptyl alkylated 2-hydroxy-3-methoxy-benzaldehyde thiosemicarbazones were synthesized and characterized. These tetracoordinated complexes with long alkyl chains such as hexyl and heptyl were first reported and their ONN (3c and 3d), had considerable inhibitory effect on plaque formation of influenza A virus at lower concentrations than the GI 50 values.…”