Synthesis, characterization and biological activity of a new novel cis MoO2 Schiff base complex

It has been demonstrated that Schiff base ligands and their coordination compounds can be used as effective anti-malarial , anticancer , antimicrobial , antioxidant andDNA-BSA binding agents. CH=N moiety of these compounds is responsible for their biological activities that can be enhanced after complexation with metal ions. In addition to biological applications, these compounds are used in catalytic Processes and nanomaterial chemistry [1,2]. In this study, a tridentate Schiff base ligand, (1E)-1-[(2-hydroxyanillino)methylidene]naphtalen-2-one (H2L), and its Mo(VI) complex [MoO2(L)(MeOH)], have been synthesized and characterized using physicochemical and spectroscopic methods including molar conductivity, elemental analysis, 1HNMR, UV-Vis and FT-IR. The Experimental results confirmed that the Mo(VI) central ion is surrounded by two phenolic oxygens and azomethine nitrogen of tridentate Schiff base ligand, oxo groups and methanolic oxygen. The prepared compound was alsoscreened for antimicrobial activities.