Synthetic, structural and biological studies of organosilicon(IV) complexes of Schiff bases derived from pyrrole-2-carboxaldehyde

Abstract

Selected new organosilicon(IV) complexes having the general formula R2SiCl[L] and R2Si[L]2 were synthesized by the reactions of Me2SiCl2 with Schiff bases [5-mercapto-4-(2-pyrrolecarboxalideneamino)-s-triazole, 5-mercapto-3-methyl-4-(2-pyrrolecarboxalidene amino)-s-triazole and 3-ethyl-5-mercapto-4-(2-pyrrolecarboxalideneamino)-s-triazole] in 1:1 and 1:2 molar ratios. All of the compounds were characterized by elemental analysis, molar conductance, and IR, UV, 1H-, 13C- and metal-NMR spectral studies. All the spectral data suggest an involvement with an azomethine nitrogen in coordination to the central metal atom. With the help of above-mentioned spectral studies, penta and hexacoordinated environments around the central metal atoms in the 1:1 and 1:2 complexes, respectively, are proposed. Finally, the free ligands and their metal complexes were tested in vitro against some pathogenic bacteria and fungi to assess their antimicrobial properties.