[Retracted] Newly Synthesized Micro-Nano Transition Metal Complexes of Hexadecanoic Acid as Anti-Microbial Agents: Synthesis, Characterization, and Biological Investigations

Table 4

TGA/DTG study of metal palmitates.

Complex	Temperature range (°C)	DTG (°C)	Weight loss (%) Calc. Obs.		Assignment
Mn(CH3(CH2)14COO)2.2H2O	100-250; 300-400	160; 304	2.16; 72.8	2.42; 71.1	2H2O + (C15H31COO)2MnMnO2
Co(CH3(CH2)14COO)2.4H2O	50-100; 300-400	83; 365	5.76; 84.42	5.64; 85.11	4 H2O + C30H62O2; Co3O4
Ni(CH3(CH2)14COO)2.2H2O	50-100; 300-400	168; 349	2.44; 74.42	2.58; 72.73	2H2O + C12H26; C11H20 + CO + CO2+NiO
Cu(CH3(CH2)14COO)2.2H2O	50-100; 250-510	65; 270,323,; 500	3.48; 88.86	3.76; 89.57	2H2O + C30H62O2; Cu2O
Zn(CH3(CH2)14COO)2.4H2O	100-150; 350-450	134; 399	7.38; 81.12	7.68; 80.14	4H2O + C20H42; C3H4+2 CO + ZnO