Research Article
Synthesis, Characterization, and Antimicrobial Activities of Coordination Compounds of Aspartic Acid
Table 1
Some physicochemical properties of the compounds.
| Compound | Empirical formulae | Colour | m.p./d.t. (°C) | Yield (%) |
| Co(d-asp)2 | Co(C4H8O4N) | Lilac | 217 | 74.20 | Cu(d-asp)2 | Cu(C4H8O4N) | Blue | 205 | 57.21 | Mn(d-asp)2 | Mn(C4H8O4N) | White | 304() | 81.84 | Ni(d-asp)2 | Ni(C4H8O4N) | Green | 197() | 66.00 | Cd(d-asp)2 | Cd(C4H8O4N) | White | 204() | 62.40 | Na2[Co(d-asp)2] | Na[Co(C4H8O4N)] | Purple | >320 | 62.60 | Na2[Cu(d-asp)2] | Na[Cu(C4H8O4N)] | Blue | 215() | 84.20 | Na2[Mn(d-asp)2] | Na[Mn(C4H8O4N)] | White | 301–303() | 68.50 | Na2[Ni(d-asp)2] | Na[Ni(C4H8O4N)] | Green | 294() | 62.70 | Na2[Cd(d-asp)2] | Na[Cd(C4H8O4N)] | White | 287() | 69.60 |
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