Synthesis,Crystal Structure and Antimicrobial Study of a New Schiff Base 2-{(2'-Benzyl)iminoethyl}-5-methoxyphenol

The Schiff base, 2-{（2′-benzyl）iminoethyl}-5-methoxyphenol （C6H4CH2N=C（CH3）C6H3- （OMe-5）OH） 1, was synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR and X-ray single-crystal diffraction. The compound crystallizes in the orthorhombic system, space group Pbca with a = 8.9849（10）, b = 13.2699（15）, c = 22.975（2） A ,V= 2739.3（5） A^3, Mr= 255.31, Z= 8, F（000） = 1088, Dc = 1.238 g/cm^3, T= 293 K, μ = 0.082 mm^-1, λ = 0.71073 .A, the final R = 0.0596 and wR = 0.1575 for 1934 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）. The complex was valued for its antimicrobial activity against bacterial strands using the agar diffusion method, and found to be active against the four test bacterial organisms.

Preparation of Ultrafine and High Dispersion Pd/C Catalyst and Its Electrocatalytic Performance for Formic Acid Oxidation

A carbon supported Pd（Pd/C） catalyst used as the anodic catalyst in the direct formic acid fuel cells（DFAFC） was prepared via the improved complex reduction method with sodium ethylenediamine tetracetate（EDTA） as stabilizer and complexing agent. This method is very simple. The average size of the Pd particles in the Pd/C catalyst prepared with the improved complex reduction method is as small as about 2.1 nm and the Pd particles in the Pd/C catalyst possess an excellent uniformity. The Pd/C catalyst shows a high electrocatalytic activity and stability for the formic acid oxidation.

Synthesis and Structure of a Two-dimensional Double Chain Iron(Ⅱ) L-Trp Coordination Polymer [Fe(L-trp)_2(HL-trp)_2]_n

The title complex [Fe（L-trp）2（HL-trp）2]n （L-trp = L-tryptohan or 2-amino-3-（1H -indol-3-yl）-propanoic acid） has been formed by a hydrothermal method involving hexaaquacobaltous perchlorate and L-tryptophan. The product was characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectra and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal belongs to the monoclinic system, space group P211c, with a = 19.828（3）, b = 5.4233（14）, c = 9.2796（16） A, β= 97.691（2）°, V = 988.9（3） A3, Z = 2, Mr = 462.29, Dx = 1.553 g/cm3, F（000） = 480,/a = 0.802 mm^-1, the final R = 0.0399 and wR = 0.0930 for 1738 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（/）. The structural analysis shows that the complex assumes a two-dimensional double chain plane structure.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a New Mononuclear Cadmium(Ⅱ) Cryptate Derived from the Condensation of Tri(2-aminoethyl)amine with Glyoxal

A new mononuclear cadmium（Ⅱ） cryptate has been synthesized by [2＋3] Schiff base condensation of tri（2-aminoethyl）amine with glyoxal in the presence of Cd（ClO4）2·6H2O. The crystal structure, spectral characterization and molar conductivity show that cadmium（Ⅱ） is sixcoordinated （N6） into a distorted octahedral geometry.