Research Article

Copper(II) Complexes of 2-(Methylthiomethyl)anilines: Spectral and Structural Properties and In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity

Table 3

Selected IR bands and the electronic spectra of the ligands and complexes.

Compoundv (N–H)δ NH2v (C–N)v (Cu–L) (cm−1)Electronic spectra aλ max, nm ( , mol−1 dm3 cm−1)

L–H (1a)3424, 335216181272    259, 300
2a3294, 321716091251430, 398, 364, 327, 295, 274  259, 298, 322, 430, 925
  Solid353, 400, 706
L–CH3 (1b)3420, 334616251275  259, 306
2b3276, 322115991259446, 405, 335, 321, 294, 268259, 303, 330, 430, 916
Solid354, 450, 754
L–OCH3 (1c)3409, 334116261293  259, 319, 360
2c3256, 320216171272430, 364, 338, 303, 271259, 286, 336, 447, 595, 885
Solid352, 403, 479, 786
L–Cl (1d)3399, 330716251275275, 316
2d3261, 322116091244439, 398, 322, 297, 272261, 309, 335, 430, 936
Solid364, 405, 782
L–Br (1e)3398, 331716241275272, 312
2e3259, 321916071244437, 393, 341, 322, 293, 281262, 308, 333, 430, 920
Solid348, 425, 795
L–NO2 (1f)3450, 334716391278258, 295, 392
2f3267, 322216201250425, 380, 365, 323, 294, 271263, 301, 381, 399, 428, 925
Solid367, 450, 765

In DMSO.
CT: charge transfer.