Syntheses, crystal structures and antibacterial activities of azido-bridged cobalt(III) complexes with Schiff bases

摘要

Two end-on azido-bridged Co(III) complexes, [Co₃(L1)₂(μ_1,1-N₃)₄(N₃)₂(OH₂)(OCH₂CH₃)]·0.5H₂O (1) and [Co₂(L2)₂(μ_1,1-N₃)₂(N₃)₂] (2), where L1 and L2 are the deprotonated form of 5-methoxy-2-[(2-morpholin-4-ylethylimino)methyl]phenol and 2-ethoxy-6-[(2-isopropylaminoethylimino)methyl]phenol, respectively, were prepared and structurally characterized by physicochemical and spectroscopic methods and single crystal X-ray determination. Complex (1) is a trinuclear Co compound, while complex (2) is a centrosymmetric dinuclear Co compound. In both complexes, the Co atoms are in octahedral coordination. The preliminary biological tests show that the complexes have excellent antibacterial activity.