Spectroscopic and structural studies of new mononucleating tetradentate Schiff base metal chelates derived from 5-acetyl-4-hydroxy-2H-1,3-thiazine-2,6(3H)-dione and 1,3-diaminopropane

• A tetradentate Schiff base ligand was synthesized.
• Metal complexes were synthesized and characterized by analytical and spectral methods.
• The complexes exhibited octahedral and pentagonal bipyramidal geometrical arrangements.
• The ligand and some metal complexes showed antimicrobial activity.
• Molecular orbital calculations were accomplished using Hyperchem 7.52 for the ligand and its complexes.

Metal complexes with the general formula Some newly transition metal complexes, [ML(H2O)x(NO3)y], x = 1–2 and y = 0–1, [M = Cr(III), Fe(III), Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II), Ce(III), Cd(II), Zn(II) or UO2(VI)], L= of the Schiff base (H2L) derived from the reaction of 5-acetyl-4-hydroxy-2H-1,3-thiazine-2,6(3H)-dione with 1,3-diaminopropane have been prepared and characterized by physical, spectral and analytical data. The structure of the Schiff – base acts as dibasic tetradentate N2O2 for the complexation reaction with Cr(III), Fe(III), Co(II), Cu(II), Ni(II), Ce(III), Cd(II), and UO2(II) ions via phenolates oxygen and nitrogen of azomethine groups. Based on spectral data and magnetic moments, an octahedral geometry may be proposed for the synthesized complexes except cerium(III) complex which has pentagonal bipyramidal arrangement. The low values of the molar conductance indicate non-electrolyte nature of complexes, while 1:1 electrolyte for cerium(III)- and chromium(III)-complexes. The Coats–Redfern equation was used to calculate the kinetic and thermodynamic parameters for the different thermal decomposition steps of some complexes. All the synthesized compounds were tested for in vitro antibacterial activity against some Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, yeast and fungus. Molecular structure of the Schiff base ligand and its complexes were optimized for the proposed structures on the basis of semiempirical PM3 method.

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