Syntheses, Crystal Structures and Antibacterial Activities of Cobalt(Ⅱ) and Manganese(Ⅱ) Complexes with Schiff Base Ligand Derived from Tryptamine

Two new mononuclear complexes, namely [Co（L）2]（1） and [Mn（L）2]（2）（HL = N-（3-methylsalicylidene）tryptamine）, have been synthesized by the reactions of the ligand with cobalt acetate or manganese acetate in anhydrous ethanol. The crystal structures of the complexes were characterized by IR spectrum, elemental analysis, PXRD and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Complex 1 crystallizes in monoclinic, space group C2/c, with a = 23.146（2）, b = 9.4864（10）, c = 13.9261（15）A, β = 102.898（2）°, V = 2980.6（5） ？3, Z = 4, Dc = 1.367 g/cm3, F（000） = 1284 and μ = 0.616 mm^-1. Complex 2 crystallizes in monoclinic, space group P21/n, with a = 14.807（11）, b = 13.118（10）, c = 16.663（13） A, β = 111.237（14）°, V = 3017（4） A^3, Z = 4, Dc = 1.342 g/cm^3, F（000） = 1276 and μ = 0.477 mm-1. The units of complex 1 are linked by intermolecular N–H…π hydrogen bonds into infinite 1D chains, which are further extended into a 3D supramolecular structure by a series of π···π stacking interactions. The units of complex 2 are linked by intermolecular N–H…π hydrogen bonds and C–H…π hydrogen bonds into an infinite 3D supramolecular structure. Meanwhile, the antibacterial activities of the ligand and its complexes have been tested against four kinds of bacteria. The results show that the three compounds all have excellent antibacterial activities and that 1 and 2 possess stronger inhibiting effects against the bacteria than the Schiff base.

Syntheses and Crystal Structures of Two VO(IV) Schiff Base Complexes with Oxyammonia Ligand

Two novel VO(IV) Schiff base complexes, VO(SALHA)2[SALHA: salicyaldehyde- oxyammonia] and VO(o-VANHA)2 [o-VANHA: o-vanillin-oxyammonia], have been synthesized with salicyaldehyde or o-vanilline, hydroxylammonium chloride and vanadyl sulfate in absolute methanol, and their crystal structures were determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The vanadium(IV) centers in both complexes are five-coordinate in a distorted square pyramidal geometry. VO(SALHA)2 (C14H12N2O5V, Mr = 339.20) crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group P21/n with a = 14.716(9), b = 7.175(5), c = 14.716(9) ? b = 113.130(7), V = 1428.8(15) 3, Z = 4, Dc = 1.577 g/cm3, l = 0.71073 ? m(MoKa) = 0.720 mm-1, F(000) = 692, the final R = 0.0466 and wR = 0.0829 for 1561 observed reflections (I > 2s(I)). VO(o-VANHA)2 (C16H16N2O7V, Mr = 399.25) is of monoclinic, space group P21/n with a = 11.386(12), b = 10.405(10), c = 14.627(15) , b = 93.654(19), V = 1729(3) 3, Z = 4, Dc = 1.533 g/cm3, l = 0.71073 , m(MoKa) = 0.615 mm-1, F(000) = 820, the final R = 0.0513 and wR = 0.1129 for 1235 observed reflections (I > 2s(I)).

Syntheses and Crystal Structures of Two Copper(II) Complexes Derived from Bidentate Schiff Bases

Two new Cu（Ⅱ） complexes have been synthesized with two different bidentate N2O2 donor Schiffbase ligands HL1 （2-（（E）-（4-chlorophenylimino）methyl）-6-bromo-4-chlorophenol） and HL2 （2-（（E）-（2-chlorophenylimino）methyl）-6-bromo-4-chlorophenol）, respectively. Both complexes 1 and 2 have been characterized by elemental analysis and single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies. Structural studies reveal that in both complexes the metal centers are four-coordinated with N202 donor set of Schiff base ligands. Complex 1 belongs to the tetragonal system, space group P4（3）2（1）2 with a = 10.2379（2）, b = 10.2379（2）, c = 24.9623（90） A, V = 2616.41（12） A^3, Z = 4, Dc = 1.908 g/cm^3,μ（MoKa） = 4.3327 mm^-1, F（000） = 1468, S = 0.999, the final R = 0.0345 and wR = 0.0835 for 3506 unique reflections （Rint= 0.0428） with 3249 observed ones （I 〉 2σ（I））. Complex 2 is of monoclinic system, space group P21/c with a = 11.064（3）, b = 9.437（2）, c = 13.277（4） A, fl = 108.997（3）°, V = 1310.8（6） A^3, Z = 2, Dc= 1.904 g/cm^3,μ（MoKa） = 4.319 mm^-1, F（000） = 734, S = 0.997, the final R = 0.0282 and wR = 0.0619 for 3491 unique reflections （Rint = 0.0428） with 2777 observed ones （I 〉 20（I））. The units of the complex are linked via weak interactions, such as C-H…Br hydrogen bonds together with Cl…C1 and Cu…Cl interactions, leading to the formation of one-dimensional chain and two-dimensional network and stabilizing the crystal structure.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a New 2D O-bridged Copper(Ⅱ) Coordination Polymer Constructed from Sulfonate-derived Schiff Base

A new chain-like coordination polymer, namely, [CuL]n （1, Na2L = 2-[（2-hydroxy- benzylidene）-amino]-benzenesulfonic acid sodium salt）, has been synthesized and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, IR spectroscopy and elemental analysis. Complex 1 crystallizes in monoclinic system, space group P21/c with a = 9.2296（16）, b = 10.4754（18）, c = 12.200（2） A, β = 102.392（2）°, V = 1152.0（3）A3, CI3H9CuNOaN, Mr = 338.83, Dc = 1.953 g/cm3, Z = 4, F（000） = 684, p = 2.089 mm-1, the final R = 0.0376 and wR = 0.0956. X-ray diffraction analyses indicate that 1 displays a square-pyramidal metal center with NO4 donor sets. The sulfonate-derived Schiff base serves as a common N,O,O＇-tridentate and a unique O-bridged ligand connecting the metals. Dinuclear copper complexes serve as secondary building blocks （SBUs） to construct an unusual 2D coordination network. In the crystal, the components form a stable 3D supramolecular architecture by C-H...O interactions and to-stacking

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Zinc(II) Complex Salt with the Schiff Base of Picolinaldehyde N-oxide and Semicarbazone

The title zinc（Ⅱ） complex salt [Zn（H2O）6]（ClO4）2-（PNOS）4, where PNOS is derived from picolinaldehyde N-oxide with semicarbazone, has been prepared and structurally characterized by X-ray single-crystal analysis. It crystallizes in triclinic, space group PI with a = 7.529（3）, b = 10.206（4）, c = 14.678（6）A, a = 86.293（6）, β= 87.686（7）, γ= 81.382（6）°, C28H44Cl2N16O22Zn, Mr = 1093.06, V = 1112.3（8） ,A^3 Z = 1, Dc = 1.632 g/cm^3, S = 1.089, μ（MoKa） = 0.773 mm^-1, F（000） = 564, the final R = 0.0438 and wR = 0.1076 for 3888 independent reflections with Rint = 0.0224. The crystal structure possesses a [Zn（H2O）6]^2＋ cation, two ClO4^- anions and four PNOSs. In the crystal structure, Zn^2＋ cation is located at the symcenter and coordinated by six water molecules. In [Zn（H2O）6]^2＋, an elongate octahedral complex cation, the average Zn-O bond length is 2.087（2） A. There exist a lot of H bonds in the structure, linking the cation [Zn（H2O）6]^2＋, anion ClO4^- and PNOS to form a 3D network.

Syntheses, Crystal Structures and Antibacterial Activities of Schiff Base Ligand and Its Nickel(Ⅱ) Complex

A complex [NIL2] was synthesized, in which L, or to be exact, a Schiff base ligand （HL）, was derived from the condensation of 1-phenyl-3-methyl-4-phenylacetyl-5-pyrazolone （PMPAP） with L-phenylalanine methyl ester. They were characterized by IR and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Green block crystals of both ligand and its complex were grown at room temperature. The ligand, which consists of two individual fragments, crystalizes in the P1 space group （a = 5.6268（5）, b = 10.6892（11） and c = 19.4869（18） A）. The complex crystalizes in the P21 space group （a -- 21.4076（18）, b = 9.4792（8） and c = 25.287（2） A）, which consists of a nickel six-coordinated compound. Every fragment is a distorted octahedron with four oxygen and two nitrogen atoms. The Schiff base ligand （HL） and its complex have been tested in vitro to evaluate their antibacterial activity against bacteria Escherichia Coli and Bacillus subtilis. It is found that the complex has higher activity than the corresponding free Schiff base ligand （HL） against the same bacterial.

Syntheses, Characterizations, Crystal Structures and Antibacterial Activities of Two Zinc(II) Complexes with a Schiff Base Derived from o-Vanillin and p-Toluidine

Two new zinc（Ⅱ） complexes, [Zn2L2Ch].2[ZnL（CH3OH）Cl2] 1 and [ZnL2（NO3）2] 2, were synthesized by reacting ZnX2.nH2O （X = Cl^-, NO3^-） and a Schiff base ligand 2-[（4-methylphenylimino）methyl]-6-methoxyphenol （C15HIsNO2, L） which was obtained by the condensation of o-vanillin （2-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde） with p-toluidine. Both 1 and 2 were characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction technique, elemental analysis, molar conductance, FT-IR, UV-Vis, IH-NMR spectra and thermogravimetrie analysis. The Schiff base ligand and its zinc（Ⅱ） complexes have been tested in vitro to evaluate their antibacterial activity against bacteria, viz., Escherichia Coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus Subtilis. The results show that these complexes have higher activity than the corresponding free Schiff base ligand against the same bacteria.

Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Cytotoxic Activity of a Novel Nickel(II) Complex with Schiff Base Derived from Salicylhydrazide

A novel Schiff base complex with π-conjugated system, [Ni（L1）2（py）2] 1 （L1 =（E）-N′-（2,4-dichlorobenzylidene）-2-oxidobenzohydraizide）, was synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis and single-crystal X-ray determination. Complex 1 crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group P21/n with a = 12.8286（10）, b = 16.3573（13）, c = 19.0206（14） A, β = 108.2920（10）°, V = 3789.6（5）A^3, Z = 4, Mr = 833.17, Dc = 1.460 g/cm^3,/t = 0.843 mm^-1, F（000） = 1704, the final R = 0.0537 and wR = 0.0640 for 3836 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）. In the molecular structure of 1, the Ni^Ⅱ atoms are six-coordinated by two N and two O atoms from two Schiff base ligands （LI） and two N atoms from two pyridine solvent molecules to form a distorted octahedral geometry. The cytotoxic activities of complex 1 have been experimentally studied against a human HeLa cell in vitro.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of Complex of Zinc(Ⅱ) with Schiff Base {Zn[CH_3O(O)-C_6H_3CH_3=NN=C(S)NH_2](DMF)}_2

The title complex is a new binuclear Zn(Ⅱ) with chelate ligand of Schiff base containing S and N atom.The complex crystallizes in the orthorhombicspace group Pccn,with a=12.338(9),b=16.666(8),c=17.503(6),V=3599(6),Mr=723.52,Z=4,Dx=1.34 g/cm3,μ=15.22 cm-1,F(000)=1488.The structure was solved by direct methods and the final R=0.078.The crystal consists of discrete molecules with symmetric center at the center of the fourmembered ring consisting of two Zn atoms and two O atoms.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a New Three-dimensional Supramolecule of Copper(Ⅱ) Schiff Base Complex

A new three-dimensional supramolecule composed of copper-Schiff base complex, [Cu（naphdien）]Cl·H2O, where naphdien is Schiff base of 2-hydroxy-1-naphthaldehyde and diethylenetriamine, has been synthesized and determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. It belongs to the monoclinic system, space group P21/c, with a = 7.3490（15）, b = 7.0847（16）, c = 30.845（3）A, β= 95.33（3）°, V = 1599.0（5）A3, Z = 4, C15 H20ClCuN3O2, Mr = 373.33, De = 1.551 g/cm3, μ = 1.543 mm^-1, F（000） = 772, R = 0.0536 and wR = 0.0927 for 2788 unique reflections with 1659 observed ones （I 〉2σ（I））. In the crystal structure, mononuclear units [Cu（naphdien）]Cl·H2O are linked into a two-dimensional framework via strong hydrogen bonds, and extended into a three-dimensional supramolecular structure through π-π stacking interactions.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Salicylaldehyde Ethylene Diamine Schiff Base Manganese (Ⅲ) Complex

The title compound, [Mn(salen)(salicyl)]?.5H2O ( H2salen = N, N?ethylenebis- (salicylideneaminato), Hsalicyl = salicylaldehyde), has been obtained from the reaction system containing (o-HOC6H4CH=NCH2)2, o-HOC6H4CHO and Mn(ClO4)2?H2O in EtOH solvent and structurally characterized. It crystallizes in the monoclinic, space group P21/c with a = 13.0548(4), b = 13.9254(4), c = 11.6630(1) ? b = 105.199(2)? V = 2046.09(9) ?, Z = 4, C23H22MnN2O5.5, Mr = 469.37, Dc = 1.524 g/cm3, F(000) = 972, m = 0.687mm-1 . R = 0.0630 and wR = 0.1142 for 1901 observed reflections with I >2(I). The Mn(Ⅲ) is coordinated by N(1), N(2), O(1) and O(2) of the Schiff base ligand and phenolate O atom of salicylaldehyde with O(3)Mn distance of 2.050(4) , forming a relatively rare five-coordinate square-pyramidal structure.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Dinuclear Cu(II) Complex with Tridentate Schiff Base and Azido Bridge

A new dinuclear copper(II) complex ([Cu(C12H17N2O)(N3)]2, C24H34Cu2N10O2) has been synthesized and characterized by X-ray structure determination. It crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group P21/c with a = 18.529(4), b = 10.933(2), c = 14.534(3) ?, β = 111.07(3)°, V = 2748(1) ?3, Z = 4, Mr = 621.69, F(000) = 1288, Dc = 1.503 g/cm3 and μ(MoKα) = 1.590 mm?1. The structure was refined to R = 0.0647 and wR = 0.1846 for 4406 observed reflections (I > 2σ(I)). The asymmetric unit comprises two halfmolecules. The complex is a centrosymmetric dimmer in which the copper atoms are penta-coordinated by three coordination atoms from the corresponding tridentate Schiff base ligand and two bridging azide anions. The Cu(II)…Cu(II) average distance is 3.350(1) ?.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a New Nickel(II) Complex with Unsymmetric Quadridentate Schiff Base Containing Oxime

The title complex, C18H15N3NiO3, has been prepared and characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis. It crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group Cc with a = 10.939(2), b = 22.909(5), c = 6.907(1) ?, β = 116.75(3)°, V = 1545.7(5) ?, Z = 4, Mr = 380.04, F(000) = 784, Dc = 1.633 g/cm3 and μ(MoKα) = 1.279 mm–1. The structure was refined to R = 0.0472 and wR = 0.0893 for 2571 observed reflections with I > 2σ(I). The absolute structure Flack parameter X is 0.01(2). In this crystal structure, strong face-to-face π-π stacking interactions between adjacent molecules lead to a one-dimensional chain structure.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Co(II) Complex with Schiff Base and Imidazole Ligand

The title compound, [Co（C3H4N2）2（C22H18N2O4）]·5H2O （Mr = 659.56）, has been prepared and its crystal structure was determined by X-ray diffraction method. The crystal belongs to monoclinic, space group P21/n, a = 9.6808（2）, b = 26.7204（5）, c = 12.7993（3） A, β = 100.9340（10）°, V= 3250.75（12） A^3, Z = 4, Dc = 1.348 g/cm^3,μ = 0.586 mm^-1, F（000） = 1380, S = 1.131, R = 0.0689 and wR = 0.1883 for 4782 observed reflections （Ⅰ 〉 2σ（Ⅰ））. The title crystal consists of Co（Ⅱ） complex and lattice water molecules. The Co（Ⅱ） complex assumes a distorted octahedral coordination geometry, formed by one Schiff base dianion phenylenediamine-3-methoxysali-cylaldehyde and two imidazole ligands. The π-π stacking interaction occurs between nearly parallel benzene rings of the neighboring complexes.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Dinuclear Cu(II) Complex [Cu(C_(12)H_(17)N_2O)(NCS)]_2 with Tridentate Schiff Base Ligand N-(Salicylidene)-3-dimethylaminopropylamine

A new dinuclear copper(II) complex (Cu(C12H17N2O)(NCS)2, C26H34Cu2N6O2S2) has been synthesized and characterized by X-ray structure determination. It crystallizes in the triclinic system, space group P1 with a = 11.289(2), b = 12.071(2), c = 12.113(2) ?, α = 72.90(3), β = 83.76(3), γ = 65.60(3)°, V = 1436.7(5) ?3, Z = 2, Mr = 653.79, F(000) = 676, Dc = 1.511 g/cm3, μ(MoKα) = 1.660 mm?1, the final R = 0.0334 and wR = 0.0856 for 5047 observed reflections (I > 2σ(I)). The asymmetric unit comprises two half-molecules. The complex is a centrosymmetric dimmer in which each copper(II) is coordinated in the equatorial plane to the N-(salicylidene)-3- dimethylaminopropylamine ligand through the deprotonated phenolic oxygen atom as well as the nitrogen atoms of imine and amine. The fourth coordination site is occupied by the nitrogen atom of NCS?, while the axial one by the symmetrically related phenoxy oxygen of the other monomeric unit. The Cu(II)…Cu(II) average distance is 3.110(1) ?.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Di-μ_2-phenolic Bridged Binuclear Manganese(Ⅲ) Schiff Base Complex

A new complex [Mn（L）（NCS）]2·0.5CH3CN （H2L = N,N＇-bis（chlorosalicylidene）-1,2-diaminoethane） has been synthesized,and its structure （C70H51Cl8Mn4N13O8S4,Mr = 1833.84） was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The crystal belongs to the monoclinic system,space group C2/c with a = 25.883（2）,b = 12.3320（13）,c = 13.5951（16） ,β = 112.906（2）,V = 3997.2（7） 3,Z = 2,Dc = 1.524 g/cm3,μ（MoKα） = 1.050mm-1,F（000） = 1852,S = 1.098,the final R = 0.0630 and wR = 0.1847 for 2542 reflections with Ⅰ 〉 2σ（Ⅰ）. The centrosymmetric title complex contains a dimer in which two distorted octahedral Mn（Ⅲ） centers are bridged equatorially by phenolic oxygen of the Schiff base ligand. The units of the complex are linked via weak C-H···N hydrogen bonds,leading to the formation of 1D chains along the b axis. The weak π-π packing interactions and weak intermolecular C（3）-H（3）···N（3） hydrogen bonds stabilize the crystal structure.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Novel Dinuclear Copper(Ⅱ) Complex Containing Benzimidazole Schiff Base Ligand

A novel dinuclear copper（Ⅱ） complex [CuL（NO3）]2·2MeOH was obtained by the coordination reaction of Cu（NO3）2·3H2O with ligand HL （HL=N-（methyl-2-benzimidazol- methylidene）-2-hydroxyaniline）. The single-crystal X-ray analysis has revealed that the complex crystallizes in triclinic, space group P with a=9.535（3）, b=10.009（3）, c=10.666（4） , α=104.303（4）, β=100.105（4）, γ=115.917（4）o, V=839.0（5） 3, C16H16CuN4O5, Mr=407.87, Z=2, Dc=1.614 g/cm3, F（000）=418, μ=1.338 mm-1, R=0.0543 and wR=0.0980. The basic dinuclear copper（Ⅱ） complex units [CuL（NO3）]2 are formed by NO3- as co-bridging ligands and L as NNO tridentate chelate coordinating to the copper ions. The ladder-like one-dimensional chain motifs are formed by O…H-O and O…H-N hydrogen bonds from methanol molecules connecting the dinuclear copper（Ⅱ） units.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of Lanthanide Schiff Base Complex [2-OC_6H_4CHN(2,6-i-Pr_2C_6H_3)]_2ErCl(THF)

The lanthanide Schiff base complex [2-OC6H4CHN(2,6-i-Pr2C6H3)]2ErCl(THF) (C42H52ClErN2O3) has been prepared by the reaction of anhydrous LnCl3 with 2 equiv. of the sodium salt of the bidentate Schiff base N-(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)salicylaldimine in THF. The crystal structure was determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. The crystal belongs to triclinic, space group P1 with a = 9.200(1), b = 13.637(2), c = 16.705(2) ? a = 74.493(7), b = 77.979(8), g = 81.306(8), V = 1965.2(4) ?, Z = 2, Mr = 835.60, Dc = 1.412 g/cm3, F(000) = 854, T = 193 K, l(MoKa) = 0.7107 ?and m = 22.38 cm-1. The final R = 0.052 and wR = 0.076 for 8386 observed reflections with I ≥ 2s(I).

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Novel Fe(Ⅲ) Schiff Base Complex

A novel Fe（Ⅲ） Schiff base complex,FeⅢ（HL） {H4L = 1,1,1,1-tetrakis[（salicylaldimino）methyl]methane},has been prepared and characterized by elemental analyses,IR spectrum,and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis.The crystal belongs to the monoclinic system,space group P21/n with a = 12.569（3）,b = 12.955（3）,c = 17.647（4） ,β = 91.896（9）°,V = 2871.9（1） 3,Z = 4,Dc = 1.391 g/cm3,F（000） = 1252.0,Mr = 601.45,R = 0.0383 and wR = 0.1025.The structural analysis reveals that the Fe（Ⅲ） ions are six-coordinated by imine nitrogen atoms and phenolic oxygen atoms form three pendant arms of Schiff base ligands,and one of the salicylaldimine chelating units remains uncoordinated.Discrete complex molecules were further assembled into 1D supramolecular aggregations by C-H…O hydrogen bonding and C-H…π interactions.

STUDIES ON SCHIFF BASE COMPLEXES——Ⅳ. SYNTHESIS AND CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF Fe (SALDPT) SAL

制备了Fe(saldpt)sal单晶并作了晶体结构分析。晶体数据:单斜,空间群P2_1/C(#14),a=12.486(5),b=18.502(8),c=10.870(5)A,β=104.23(3)°,V=2434(2)A^3,Z=4,D_c=1.