Synthesis, characterization of N-(1-(4-nitrophenyl)ethylidene)- 1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-amine and amino acid alanine and it’s metal complexes

Abstract

Transition metal ion complexes that include a variety of ligands have distinct biological effects. Schiff bases that comprise amino acids and azomethine may be used as building blocks for ternary complexes. In an effort to produce a novel metal(II) complexes, the conventional reflux method has been used to the interaction of two ligands, N-(1-(4- nitrophenyl)ethylidene)-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-amine as L1, and an amino acid alanine as L2, with freshly produced cuprous chloride solution in a 1:1:1 molar ratio. The synthesized ligand and metal(II) complexes are characterized using elemental analysis, molecular weight, magnetic moment, thermal analysis, and spectroscopic techniques. Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli, and Candida albicans have been used as test organisms to evaluate the compounds’ antibacterial activities. These metal(II) complexes have been observed to have powerful antibacterial and antifungal activities.