Acetone salicyloylhydrazone of Ni(II): synthesis, molecular structures, and properties

Abstract

Two new mononuclear Ni(II) complexes, [Ni(C₁₀H₁₂O₂N₂)₂(C₅H₅N)₂](NO₃)₂ (1) and [Ni(C₁₀H₁₂O₂N₂)₂(H₂O)₂](NO₃)₂ (2), have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, infrared, UV-Vis spectroscopy, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The coordination geometry around each Ni(II) can be described as an octahedron with each Ni(II) coordinated to two imino nitrogens, two carbonyl oxygens, and two solvent molecules (pyridine for 1 and water for 2). In the synthesis, the original ligand changes from o-carboxybenzaldehyde salicyloylhydrazone (C₁₅H₁₂O₄N₂) into acetone salicyloylhydrazone (C₁₀H₁₂O₂N₂). The thermal stability of the complexes at three different heating rates (β = 5, 10, and 15°C min⁻¹) show that all the complexes exhibit three thermal decomposition stages and their thermal stability is 1 > 2. Complexes 1 and 2 both display DNA binding ability, ascertained by UV-Vis titration.

Keywords:

• Synthesis
• Molecular structure
• Complex
• Thermal stability
• Catalytic activity

Acknowledgments

Financial support from the Special Education Fund of Shaanxi Province under grant No. 07JK317 is gratefully acknowledged.