New Mixed Ligand Cobalt(II), Nickel(II) and Copper(II) Complexes of 2,2'-Bipyridine-3,3'-Dicarboxylic acid (bpdc) with 2-Mercapto-5-Phenyl-1,3,4-Oxadiazole (phozSH) and Their Antioxidant activity.

The mixing of one mole of 2,2'-bipyridine-3,3'-dicarboxylic acid (bpdc) with two mole of potassium hydroxide (KOH) in methanol were refluxed for (half hour), followed by addition of one mole methanol solution of MCl₂.nH₂O (where M=Co, Ni or Cu). The mixture was refluxed for (2 hours) to give colored complexes of the metal ions of [M(bpdc)(H₂O)₄]. The [M(bpdc)(H₂O)₄] were reacted with one mole of 2-Mercapto-5-phenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazole (phozSH) producing the colored mixed ligand complexes with general formula [M(bpdc)(phozSH)(H₂O)₃] in which the metal ions coordinated to the ligand through O-atoms of carboxyl group in (bpdc) and N-atom of (phozSH) ligand. The ligands and complexes are well identified by using Furrier transform infrared spectroscopy, 1H-NMR, ¹³C-NMR, Electronic spectroscopy, CHNS analysis, Melting point, conductivity measurement. The Antioxidant activity were screened for all the complexes by the use of 2, 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) method. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]