Research Article

2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid Derived Schiff Base and Its Lanthanide(III) Complexes: Synthesis, Characterization, Spectroscopic Studies, and Plant Growth Activity

Table 1

Elemental analysis and molar conductivity measurements.

CompoundsColorCalculated (found)*
CHNM Molar conductance**

HLWhite51.40 (51.42)3.55 (3.56)7.05 (6.98)
La(L)3·2H2O Yellow44.82 (44.81)3.39 (3.39)6.15 (6.13)10.16 (10.56)5.2
Pr(L)3·2H2O Yellow44.76 (44.75)3.39 (3.40)6.14 (6.13)10.30 (10.35)7.8
Nd(L)3·3H2O Light pink44.17 (44.68)3.27 (3.26)6.06 (6.10)10.40 (11.03)6.3
Sm(L)3·2H2O Yellow44.45 (44.42)3.36 (3.37)6.10 (6.11)10.91 (11.12)9.8
Eu(L)3·2H2O Yellow44.40 (44.43)3.36 (3.35)6.09 (6.10)11.01 (10.08)7.1
Gd(L)3·3H2O Off white43.76 (43.69)3.24 (3.26)6.00 (6.03)11.23 (11.56)4.6
Dy(L)3·3H2O Yellow43.59 (43.55)3.23 (3.22)5.98 (6.05)11.56 (12.05)8.5
Y(L)3·2H2O Yellow46.53 (46.31)3.52 (3.53)6.38 (6.39)06.75 (06.86)4.5

The values in the parenthesis are calculated ones.
Ohm−1 cm2 mol−1.