Synthesis, characterization, and crystal structure of Ni(II) and Cu(II) complexes with N-furoyl-N′,N′-diethylthiourea: antifungal activity

Abstract

The complexes cis-bis(N-furoyl-N′,N′-diethylthioureato-k 2O,S)nickel(II) and cis-bis(N-furoyl-N′,N′-diethylthioureato-k 2O,S)copper(II) were prepared by the reaction of metal acetate with the corresponding acylthiourea derivative. The complexes were characterized by IR, 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Both complexes show two furoylthiourea ligands bonded to metal to form a four-coordinate complex with square-planar geometry. The antifungal activity of the prepared complexes was studied against the phytopathogenic fungi Botrytis cinerea and Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, responsible for important plant diseases.