Research Article

Synthesis, Spectral Characterization, and Thermal and Cytotoxicity Studies of Cr(III), Ru(III), Mn(II), Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II), and Zn(II) Complexes of Schiff Base Derived from 5-Hydroxymethylfuran-2-carbaldehyde

Table 1

Analytical and physical data of the ligand H-MFMAQ and complexes 1–7.

NumberCompound
(formula wt.) [M.Wt.]
ColorM.P.  °CYield% Elemental analysis calc. (found)
C%H%N%Cl%M%

H-MFMAQ
(C15H12N2O3)  268.3
Pale yellow1469167.16 (67.13)4.51 (4.49)10.44 (10.42)----
1[Cr(MFMAQ)Cl2]
(H11Cl2CrN2O3) 390.2
Dark brown2117846.18 (46.12)2.84 (2.82)7.18 (7.14)18.17 (18.11)13.33 (13.32)
2[Ru(MFMAQ)Cl2]
(Cl2N2O3Ru) 439.2
Black2198341.02 (40.97)2.52 (2.50)6.38 (6.34)16.14 (16.10)23.01 (23.00)
3[Mn(MFMAQ)Cl(H2O)]·H2O
(ClMnN2O5) 393.7
Wine red2248245.76 (45.73)3.84 (3.83)7.12 (7.11)9.00 (8.98)13.95 (13.91)
4[Co(MFMAQ)Cl(H2O)]
(ClCoN2O4) 379.7
Olive2188447.45 (47.42)3.45 (3.43)7.38 (7.33)9.34 (9.32)15.52 (15.50)
5[Ni(MFMAQ)Cl(H2O)]2H2O
(ClN2NiO6) 415.5
Brown2267743.37 (43.34)4.12 (4.10)6.74 (6.72)8.53 (8.51)14.13 (14.10)
6[Cu(MFMAQ)Cl(H2O)]
(ClCuN2O4) 384.3
Grass green2338646.88 (46.83)3.41 (3.38)7.29 (7.23)9.23 (9.20)16.54 (16.51)
7[Zn(MFMAQ)Cl(H2O)]·2.5H2O
(ClN2Zn) 431.1
Yellow2087341.79 (41.72)4.21 (4.18)6.50 (6.48)8.22 (8.19)15.16 (15.12)