The Spectroscopic and theoretical investigations of complex formation of (3E,3'E)-7,7'-(carbonylbis(azanediyl))bis(3-(2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)hydrazono)-4-oxo-3,4-dihydronaphthalene-2-sulfonic acid) with metal cations

Abstract

A novel azo-dye  was isolated by a diazo-coupling reaction and characterized by the elemental analysis, mass spectra, IR and UV-VIS spectroscopy. The processes of complex formation of H4L with some mono-, bis-, and trivalent metal cations were studied by spectrophotometric titration and theoretical modeling. The NBO effective charge calculations indicate a strong covalent character of the coordination bonds at complexation.