Research Article

Antimicrobial Applications of Transition Metal Complexes of Benzothiazole Based Terpolymer: Synthesis, Characterization, and Effect on Bacterial and Fungal Strains

Table 4

TGA data for thermal stability.

CompoundPercentage of weight loss at various temperatures (°C) (°C)
100200300400500600700800 (°C)

BEF ligand01.5303.6544.1462.3667.1871.4082.2494.42310 825
BEF−Cu01.94 14.3231.8043.0149.9655.4966.8681.22500 860
BEF−Ni08.93 16.6037.3549.3564.6087.67405 650
BEF−Zn14.6422.6238.3346.1657.2664.9276.1491.29425830

Temperature of 50% weight loss; **maximum decomposition temperature.