title: Transition metal complexes of quinolino[3,2-b]benzodiazepine and quinolino[3,2-b]benzoxazepine: synthesis, characterization, and antimicrobial studies.
abstract: The synthesis and characterization of title complexes of the ligand Quinolino[3,2-b]benzodiazepine (QBD) and Quinolino[3,2-b]benzoxazepine (QBO) are reported. The complexes have been characterized by elemental analysis, molar conductance, magnetic studies, IR, H1 NMR, and UV-visible studies. They have the stoichiometry [ML2C12], where M=Co(II)/Ni(II), L=QBD/QBO, and [MLC12], where M=Zn(II)/Cd(II), L=QBD/QBO. The antibacterial and antifungal activity of the metal complexes has been investigated. The complexes were found to have higher antimicrobial activity than the parent ligand.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnology, GM Institute of Technology, Davangere 577 006, Karnataka, India. basavaraju_b@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Basavaraju
authors.forename: Halehatty S Bhojya
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Naik
authors.forename: Mustur C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Prabhakara