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Synthesis, Characterization of a Schiff Base Ligand and Its metal complexes, Their Catalytic, Thermal and DNA Binding Features

Year 2025, Volume: 46 Issue: 4, 841 - 853, 30.12.2025

Selma Bal

https://doi.org/10.17776/csj.1671518

Abstract

This work, first of all, reports the synthesis and structural elucidation of a schiff base ligand and its Co(II), Ni(II)and Mn(II) coordination compounds using various spectroscopic methods. Then, it moves on to the search of catalytic activity features of all the metal complexes, which were tested on the oxidation reactions of styrene and cyclohexene that are known to have a crucial importance in organic synthesis. The results of these reactions showed that the metal complexes especially the Cobalt complex was the most effective as catalyst, showing %70.3 yield for styrene oxidation and %50.1 yield for cyclohexene. Synthesized compounds were also searched for their thermal behaviour and similar fragmentations were observed only for the Cobalt and Manganese complexes of the ligand. Finally DNA binding studies were carried out on all the synthesized compounds and among them the Manganese complex showed the highest binding constant (Kb ) with 7.04.

Keywords

Catalysis Coordination DNA binding Schiff base

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Primary Language English
Subjects Transition Metal Chemistry, Organometallic Chemistry, Organic Chemical Synthesis
Journal Section Research Article
Authors

Selma Bal 0000-0001-9547-8717

Submission Date July 7, 2025
Acceptance Date November 29, 2025
Publication Date December 30, 2025
Published in Issue Year 2025 Volume: 46 Issue: 4

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APA Bal, S. (2025). Synthesis, Characterization of a Schiff Base Ligand and Its metal complexes, Their Catalytic, Thermal and DNA Binding Features. Cumhuriyet Science Journal, 46(4), 841-853. https://doi.org/10.17776/csj.1671518

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