Co (II), Cu (II), Mn (II), Ni (II), Pd (II), and Pt (II) complexes of bidentate Schiff base ligand: Synthesis, crystal structure, and acute toxicity evaluation

5‐methoxy‐2‐(((2chloro‐5‐(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)imino)methyl)phenol) (HL) and its cobalt (II), copper (II), manganese (II), nickel (II), palladium (II), and platinum (II) complexes, [Co(L)2]·4H2O (1), [Cu(L)2] (2), [Mn(L)2(H2O)2]·H2O (3), [Ni(L)2] (4), [Pd(L)2] (5), [Pt(L)2] (6), were synthesized and characterized. The compounds were investigated by different physico‐chemical techniques including IR, 1H‐NMR, 13C‐NMR, UV‐Vis, mass spectroscopies, elemental and thermal analysis, magnetic susceptibility measurements, and molar electric conductivity. The molecular structures of the HL ligand and copper (II), nickel (II), and palladium (II) complexes were confirmed by X‐ray crystallography analysis on the monocrystal. Each metal ion, in these complexes, is four‐coordinated in N2O2 coordination environment. The coordination geometry of Ni2+ and Pd2+ is square planar due to cystallographically imposed inversion symmetry of the metal centers, and the coordination geometry of copper atom can be described as tetrahedrally distorted square planar. The assessed toxicity of the ligand and its complex combinations on plant cell of Triticum aestivum L. were macroscopically and microscopically consistent. The same substances were investigated for the animal cell toxicity on crustacean Artemia franciscana Kellogg, and Mn2+ complex did not record any lethal effect. Cobalt (II), copper (II), manganese (II), nickel (II), palladium (II), and platinum (II) complexes with Schiff base were synthesized and characterized using various spectroscopic methods. Molecular structures of the ligand, copper (II), nickel (II), and palladium (II) complexes were determined using single crystal X‐ray diffraction studies. The toxicity of the ligand and complexes was evaluated on both plant and animal cells.