Synthesis and crystal structure of a novel trinuclear Schiff base cadmium(II) complex [Cd3L4] · 2ClO4 · 2CH3OH with antimicrobial activity

Abstract

The Schiff base 2-ethoxysalicylaldehydethiosemicarbazone (HL) derived from 3-ethoxysalicylaldehyde and thiosemicarbazide and its centrosymmetric trinuclear cadmium(II) complex [Cd3L4] · 2ClO4 · 2CH3OH (I), have been successfully prepared. The structure of complex I was characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectrum, and single crystal X-ray crystallographic determination. The complex crystallizes in the monoclinic space group C2/c with unit cell dimensions a = 15.584(2), b = 19.540(2), c = 20.994(3) A, β = 106.632(2)°, V = 6125.2(13) A3, Z = 4, R1 = 0.0558, and wR2 = 0.1696. The Schiff base coordinates to the Cd atoms through the phenolate O, ether O, imino N, and S atoms. The central Cd atom of complex I is coordinated by eight O atoms from four Schiff base ligands. The terminal Cd atoms of the complex are coordinated by six donor atoms from two Schiff base ligands. The effect of the complex on the antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Candida albicans were studied.