Thermal kinetic TG-analysis of the mixed-ligand copper(II) and nickel(II) complexes of N-(1-phenyl-3-methyl-4-benzylidene-5-pyrazolone) p-nitrobezoylhydrazide and pyridine

Thermal behaviors of three mixed-ligand complexes, [Ni(PMBP-PNH)(Py)3], [Ni(PMBP-PNH)Py] and [Cu(PMBP-PNH)Py] (PMBP-PNH = N-(1-phenyl-3-methyl-4-benzylidene-5-pyrazolone) p-nitrobezoylhydrazide; Py = pyridine), were studied by TG and DTG in dynamic air atmosphere. The complexes show the loss of pyridine molecule which is followed by the decomposition of the PMBP-PNH anion and give respective metal oxides as residues. Meanwhile, the Ozawa-Flynn-Wall model-free analyses and multivariate non-linear regression were applied to perform single and overall steps optimization. Kinetic parameters were given and the most probable mechanism functions were suggested in this study.