Synthesis, Characterization, Crystal Structure, Thermal Behavior, and Biological Activity of a New Heterotrinuclear Complex: [(NiL(NCS)(H 2 O)) 2 Cd(DMF) 2 ]

Abstract

A new trinuclear heterometallic nickel(II)-cadmium(II)-nickel(II) complex, [(NiL(NCS)(H<inf>2</inf>O))<inf>2</inf>Cd(DMF)<inf>2</inf>] (DMF: dimethylformamide) (1), has been synthesized by using NiL as the so-called metallo ligand where H<inf>2</inf>L = N,N′-bis(salicylidene)-1,3-diaminopropane, cadmium nitrate, and amonium thiocyanate. The title complex was characterized by various methods including elemental analyses, IR, 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, TG-DTA, and X-ray diffraction techniques. The complex crystallizes in monoclinic space group P2<inf>1/c</inf>, with unit cell dimensions a = 10.6217(3), b = 13.3487(4), c = 16.0043(4) Å, β = 93.823(2)°. The complex was screened for antimicrobial activities by the disc diffusion using DMF as solvent. The minimum inhibitory concentration values were calculated. © © 2015 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.