Synthesis, crystal structure, and biological activities of a Zn(II) complex with a Se substituted Schiff base.

A Zn(II) complex with an organoselenium substituted Schiff base, bis{2-[(benzylimino)methyl]-4,6-dihydroselenophenol}Zn(II), has been synthesized and characterized by elemental analyses and X-ray diffraction. Zn(II) is four-coordinated by two phenolate O and two imine N from two organoselenium substituted Schiff-base ligands, forming a distorted tetrahedral geometry. The title complex and its ligand were testedin vitrofor their antibacterial and antitumor activity with the complex showing higher antibacterial and antitumor activities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]