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 3

Ligand field parameters of the complexes.

ComplexDq (cm−1) (cm−1)βLFSE (kJmol−1)

Cr(MFMAQ)Cl216747920.88208.68
Ru(MFMAQ)Cl2
Mn(MFMAQ)(H2O)Cl·H2O11688080.73100.47
Co(MFMAQ)(H2O)Cl7920.95114.23
Ni(MFMQ)(H2O)Cl·2H2O
Cu(MFMAQ)Cl(H2O)4920.81
Zn(MFMAQ)Cl(H2O)2.5H2O