Abstract

SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION AND APPLICATIONS OF A PENTADENTATE LIGAND AND ITS COPPER (II) COMPLEXES

Umapathy Chokkanathan and Kannappan Geetha*

Abstract

A pentadentate ligand was synthesized using 4-tertiarybutyl-2,6- bis(chloromethyl) phenol and diphenylamine. It was characterized by UV-Visible, FT-IR, 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR and mass spectroscopic techniques. The above ligand was coordinated with various copper precursors to form corresponding copper (II) complexes. The complexes were characterized by UV-Visible, FT-IR, Conductivity measurements and Cyclic Voltammetry. The invitro cytotoxicity and anticorrosion activity of the ligand and their complexes were studied.

Keywords: 4-tertiarybutyl-2,6-bis(chloromethyl)phenol – Diphenylamine.- Pentadentate ligand - Copper (II) complexes – invitro cytotoxicity – anticorrosion studies.