Synthesis and Structural Characterization of Some Schiff Base Metal Complexes

Abstract

Metals are endowed with unique characteristics and offer good usage potential. They have the ability to form alloys with other metals increasing the metallic properties like malleability, ductility, tensile strength, making them corrosion-resistant. Their complexing skills, oxidation-reduction properties, unparalleled catalytic properties, newlinedurability, magnetic properties, high melting points, etc. are crucial for sustainable industrial performance. Metals and their compounds like alloys are required in almost every facet of our day-to-day life. They are important constituents in many of our key modes of transportation. These elements play different roles in technologies that have newlinerevolutionized the way of communication. Most of the components of modern wind newlineturbines and nuclear reactors rely on their alloys. Therefore, they also play a crucial role in the production of renewable energy. newlineThe use of metals or their compounds in medicine has been historical and can be traced back for thousands of years. Copper sulfate and alum were among the many substances used by the ancient Egyptians to prepare potions, due to their produced sterilizing effect. Aqueous suspensions of gold flakes known as Goldschlager or Geldwasser to metals like mercury have also been used in medicinal preparations. However, gold compounds were newlinesubsequently found to be ineffective in the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis, hence arsenic containing compound like Salvarsan was used in combination with mapharsen for treating syphilis. newline