Transition metal complexes of heterocyclic Schiff base

Metal complexes of Schiff base derived from 2-furancarboxaldehyde and 2-aminobenzoic acid (HL) are reported and characterized based on elemental analyses, IR, H NMR, UV-Vis, solid reflectance, magnetic moment, molar conductance and thermal analysis. The ligand dissociation as well as the metal-ligand stability constants have been calculated pH-metrically at 25 deg C and ionic strength mu=0.1 (1 M NaCl). The complexes are found to have the formulae [M(HL)2](X)n*yH2O (where M=Fe(III) (X=Cl, n=3, y=4), Co(II) (X=Cl, n=y=2), Ni(II) (X=Cl, n=y=2), Cu(II) (X=Cl, n=y=2) and Zn(II) (X=AcO, n=y=2)) and [UO2(L)2]*2H2O. The thermal behaviour of these chelates is studied and the activation thermodynamic parameters are calculated using Coats-Redfern method. The ligand and its metal complexes show a biological activity against some bacterial species.