Synthesis, spectroscopic characterization and in vitro studies of new heteroleptic copper (II) complexes derived from 2-hydroxy napthaldehyde Schiff's bases and N, N donor ligands: Antimicrobial, DNA binding and cytotoxic investigations

Eight novel metallacyclic derivatives of copper (II) have been synthesized and structurally characterized as a pent-coordination around central metal. Significant biological applications e.g. DNA binding, DNA cleavage, antimicrobial, molecular docking and cytotoxicity of these complexes were found remarkably well.