Synthesis, Spectroscopic, and Electrochemical Studies on Some New Copper(II) Complexes Containing 2-[(Z)-Phenyl (Pyridine-2-yl) Methylidene] AminoBenzenethiol and Monodentate Ligands

Five new mononuclear copper(II) complexes, namely, [Cu(L)(ImH)]·ClO41; [Cu(L)(Me-ImH)]·ClO42; [Cu(L)(Et-ImH)]·ClO43; [Cu(L)(2-benz-ImH)]·ClO44; [Cu(L)(benz-ImH)]·ClO45, where HL = 2-[(Z)-phenyl (pyridine-2-yl) methylidene] amino benzenethiol; ImH = Imidazole; Me-ImH = Methy-limidazole; Et-ImH = Ethyl-imidazole; 2-benz-ImH = 2-methyl-benzimidazole; benz-ImH = benz-imidazole, have been synthesized and characterized by various physicochemical and spectroscopic techniques. Magnetic moments, electronic spectra, and EPR spectra of the complexes suggested a square planar geometry around Cu(II) ion. The synthesized HL ligand behaves as monobasic tridentate Schiff base bound with the metal ion in a tridentate manner, with N2S donor sites of the pyridine-N, azomethine-N, and benzenethiol-S atoms. The redox behaviour of the copper complexes has been studied by cyclic voltammetry. Superoxide dismutase activity of these complexes has been revealed to catalyse the dismutation of superoxide () and IC50 values were evaluated and discussed.