Bidentate coordinating behaviour of chalcone based ligands towards oxocations: VO(IV) and Mo(V)

•Chalcon containg ligands are associated with biological activities.•The VO(IV) and MoO(V) metal containing compounds are highly biological active materials.•Such compounds are also used as catalyst.•The main aim to synthesize such compounds as mesomesogens, due to shorter length of the ligands it will not exhibit mesomorphic property.•The main findings are characterization of such compounds by spectroscopic, thermal and magnetic properties and determine the geometry.

We synthesized and studied the coordinating behaviour of chalcone based ligands derived from DHA and n-alkoxy benzaldehyde and their complexes of VO(IV) and MoO(V). The chalcone ligands are characterized by elemental analyses, UV–visible, IR, 1H NMR, and mass spectra. The resulting oxocation complexes are also characterized by elemental analyses, IR, 1H NMR, electronic, electron spin resonance spectra, magnetic susceptibility measurement and molar conductance studies. The IR and 1H NMR spectral data suggest that the chalcone ligands behave as a monobasic bidentate with O:O donor sequence towards metal ion. The molar conductivity data show them to be non-electrolytes. From the electronic, magnetic and ESR spectral data suggest that all the chalcone ligand complexes of VO(IV) and MoO(V) have distorted octahedral geometry.

Graphical abstractWe synthesized and studied the coordinating behaviour of chalcone based ligand derived from DHA and n-alkoxy benzaldehyde and their complexes of VO(IV) and MoO(V). The chalcone ligands are characterized by elemental analyses, UV-visible, IR, 1H NMR, and mass spectra. The resulting oxocations complexes are also characterized by elemental analyses, IR, 1H NMR, electronic, electron spin resonance spectra, magnetic susceptibility measurement and molar conductance studies. The IR and 1H NMR spectral data suggest that the chalcone ligands behave as a monobasic bidentate with O:O donor sequence towards metal ion. The molar conductivity data show them to be non-electrolytes. From the electronic, magnetic and ESR spectral data suggest that all the chalcone ligand complexes of VO(IV) and MoO(V) have distorted octahedral geometry.Figure optionsDownload full-size imageDownload as PowerPoint slide