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Transition Metal(II) Complexes with Cefotaxime-Derived Schiff Base: Synthesis, Characterization, and Antimicrobial Studies

Table 3

Absorption maxima from electronic spectra, magnetic moments, and crystal field parameters for Schiff base (L) and its complexes.

CompoundAbsorption maxima (cm−1)Assignments   (B.M.)Crystal field parameters
10Dq (cm1) (cm−1)

L38460
28570

CoL2(H2O)2 22936
19305 ( )
9570 ( )

4T1g(F) → 4T1g(P) 
4T1g4T2g(F)
4.7810717240.748
CuL2(H2O)2 23094
14290 ( )

1.861429
NiL2(H2O)2 27070
24880 ( )
16630 ( )
10120 ( )

3A2g(F) → 3T1g(P) 
3A2g(F) → 3T1g(F) 
3A2g(F) → 3T2g(F)
3.1210127930.752
ZnL2(H2O)2 19800C.T. (L → M)