Utilizing amino acids in ligands for transition metals can have applications in biochemistry and metal catalysis. Ligands have previously been created using different amino acids like alanine, valine, and phenylalanine, which were successful in producing metal complexes of Cu2+, Ni2+, and Co2+. Earlier work at Wheeling Jesuit University was aimed at synthesizing bidentate Schiff base ligands from 2-pyridinecarboxaldehyde with L-phenylalanine (pyim). The goal of this research is to synthesize and characterize iron and nickel complexes of these ligands and a variety of anionic donors. The current work has focused on the synthesis of nickel complexes of the formula Ni(pyim)X2, where X- = Cl-, SCN-, NO2-, and iron complexes of the formula [Fe(pyim)3]2+. Characterization methods including 1H NMR and IR spectroscopy are used to assign coordination modes and geometries for these complexes.

Synthesis and characterization of metal complexes from pyridylimine ligands derived from amino acids and 2-pyridinecarboxaldehyde

251st National Meeting (2016)

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