Synthesis, Characterization, and Antibacterial Study of Cadmium (II) Thiosemicarbazone Complexes

Abstract

The reaction of CdI2with thiosemicarbazone-based ligands such as (benztsczH)2 and (benzoptsczH)2resulted inCdI2(benztsczH)2 and CdI2(benzoptsczH)2 complexes where benztsczH and benzoptsczH are benzaldehyde and benzophenone thiosemicarbazone respectively.The above complexes have been prepared and characterized by elemental analysis, infrared and nuclear magnetic resonance (1H and 13C{1H}) spectroscopic techniques. These complexes have been studied for antibacterial activities usingEscherichia coli (gram-negative) and Staphylococcusaureus(gram-positive).The minimum inhibitory concentration response of both the complexeswas found to be 400ppm against the strains.