Co(III) and VO(IV) complexes with a new bidentate Schiff base: Interaction with BSA and antimicrobial studies

A Schiff base ligand L was prepared from the condensation of 2-amino-3-benzyloxypyridine and 5-chlorosalicylaldehyde. The ligand forms complexes with Co(III) and VO(IV) in good yield. Design, synthesized and characterization of cobalt(III) and oxidovanadium(IV) with (E)-2-((3-(benzyloxypyridinylimino) methyl)-4-chlorophenol (L) are described. The prepared complexes were characterized by different analytical techniques elemental analysis, molar conductance, infrared spectra, H-1 and C-13 NMR, mass, electronic absorption and TGA. The coordination geometry is octahedral in C1 and C2, while complexes C3 and C4 show a square-pyramidal geometry. Numerous biological studies have been conducted on L and Co(III) and VO(IV) complexes. The results of antimicrobial studies indicated that all compounds had antimicrobial activity against bacteria and fungi. The binding of metal complexes with BSA (bovine serum albumin) was reported. The results of these indicated that Co(III) and VO(IV) are significantly quenching fluorescence intensity of BSA, that results in changing its conformation and results in a static quenching.