Research Article

Metal (II) Complexes Derived from Naphthofuran-2-carbohydrazide and Diacetylmonoxime Schiff Base: Synthesis, Spectroscopic, Electrochemical, and Biological Investigation

Table 4

Thermogravimetric data of Ni(II), Cu(II), and Cd(II) complexes.

Empirical formulae of the complexesDecomposition temperature (°C)Weight loss (%)Metal oxide (%)Inference
FoundCalc.FoundCalc.

Ni(C17H15O3N3)Cl2 312–31415.5915.9513.1213.61Loss of chloride molecules
345–34770.0970.44Loss of ligand

Cu(C17H15O3N3)2Cl2 209–2118.959.298.148.43Loss of chloride molecules
259–26122.2322.61Loss of oxime moiety
438–44059.1059.51Loss of furan moiety

Cd(C17H15O3N3)Cl2 278–28013.8514.2122.8523.02Loss of chloride molecules
389–39162.3262.76Loss of ligand