The initial salt and solvent effect on crystal structure and biological properties of Fe(III) and Co(III) complexes with different tautomeric forms of N′-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-2-hydroxybenzylidene)-4-nitrobenzohydrazide
摘要
The synthesis of a series of mononuclear Fe(III) and Co(III) complexes with N′-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-2-hydroxybenzylidene)-4-nitrobenzohydrazide (H2L) is presented in this article. The structure of all complexes was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The confirmation of ligand’s coordination type in anionic or dianionic form and the distorted octahedral coordination environment is based on studies—using alternative methods, IR and UV–vis spectroscopy. A single-crystal-to-single-crystal phase transition was observed in the [FeIII(HL)2]2(ClO4)2·4MeOH complex. Evaluation of the biological activity of the complexes against the Gram-positive strain of Staphylococcus aureus and the Gram-negative strain of Escherichia coli showed a higher bactericidal activity compared with acylhydrazone.
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