title: Comments on "Synthesis aspects, structural, spectroscopic, antimicrobial and room temperature ferromagnetism of zinc iodide complex with Schiff based ligand" by K. Shakila and S. Kalainathan, Spectrochim. Acta 135 A (2015) 1059-1065.
abstract: Shakila and Kalainathan report on the synthetic and structural aspects of a zinc iodide complex with Schiff based ligand, which exhibits room temperature ferromagnetism. In this comment, many points of criticism, concerning the characterization of this so called zinc iodide complex of Schiff based ligand are highlighted to prove that the title paper is completely erroneous.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Goa University, Goa 403206, India. Electronic address: srini@unigoa.ac.in.
authors.forename: Bikshandarkoil R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Srinivasan
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Goa University, Goa 403206, India. Electronic address: nitin@unigoa.ac.in.
authors.forename: V S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Nadkarni
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D008024:Ligands; D012545:Schiff Bases / Q000737:chemistry*; D013057:Spectrum Analysis; D013696:Temperature; D015032:Zinc / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D008024:Ligands; D012545:Schiff Bases; D015032:Zinc
keywords: Dubious solid; Ferromagnetism; Room temperature; Schiff base; Thiocarbamide; Zinc iodide