Research Article

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

Table 5

Kinetic and thermodynamic parameters data.

Compound Activation energy (/kJ mol−1)Entropy change (/J) Free energy change (/kJ) Frequency factor (/s−1) Apparent entropy (/J) Order of reaction ()
*SW **FC

BEF ligand9.5210.39−158.1159.401310−22.950.90
BEF−Cu12.9713.67−154.2590.791205−23.311.04
BEF−Ni6.934.60−162.9070.571537−22.940.93
BEF−Zn11.0812.13−160.0180.131243−23.181.02

SW: Sharp-Wentworth; **FC: Freeman-Carroll.