Spectral and Structural Studies of Transition Metal Complexes of Thiosemicarbazones Containing Ring Incorporated at N(4)-position

The thesis is an introduction to evaluate the coordination behaviour of a few compounds of our interest. The crucial aim of these investigations was to synthesize and characterize some transition metal complexes using the ligands benzaldehyde, 2-hydroxybenzaldehyde and 4-methoxybenzaldehyde N(4)-ring incorporated thiosemicarbazones.The study involves a brief foreword of the metal complexes of thiosemicarbazones including their bonding, stereochemistry and biological activities.The different analytical and spectroscopic techniques used for the analysis of the ligands and their complexes are discussed.It also deals with the synthesis and spectral characterization of the thiosemicarbazones and single crystal X-ray diffraction study of one of them.Chapter 3 describes the synthesis, spectral characterization, single crystal X-ray diffraction studies of copper(ll) complexes with ONS/NS donor thiosemicarbazones. Chapter 4 deals with the synthesis, spectral characterization and single crystal X-ray diffraction studies of nickel(II) complexes. Chapter 5 contains the synthesis, structural and spectral characterization of the cobalt(III) complexes. Chapters 6 and 7 include the synthesis, structural and spectral characterization of zinc(II) and cadmium(ll) complexes with ONS/NS donor thiosemicarbazones.

Department of Applied Chemistry, Cochin University of Science and Technology