Abstract
ABSTRACT. A complex of the immunosuppressive drug azathioprine with Cr(II), Mn(II), Fe(II), Zn(II), Cu(II), Ni(II), and Co(II) were synthesized and characterized through spectroscopic and thermal studies. The infrared spectra show the coordination of azathioprine via N(9) to the metal, also, the range around 640–650 cm−1 remains unchanged in the complexes, indicating the possibility that the ether group may not be involved in the binding. Thermogravimetric analysis (TG), thermogravimetric derivational analysis (DTG), and differential thermogravimetric analysis (DTA) have been studied in the temperature range from 0 °C to 1000 °C. The study of pyrolysis showed that all complexes decompose in more than one step and that the final decomposition product is metal oxide. The DFT (density functional theory) with B3LYP/6-31G++ level of theory was used to study the optimized geometry, HOMO→LUMO energy gap, and molecular electrostatic potential map of azathioprine before and after deprotonation.
 
 KEY WORDS: Azathioprine, Spectral study, Thermal study, Decomposition products, DFT
 Bull. Chem. Soc. Ethiop. 2022, 36(1), 73-84. 
 DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/bcse.v36i1.7
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