SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION AND APPLICATIONS OF METAL COMPLEXES OF AZO

COMPOUND DERIVED FROM 2- AMINO BENZIMIDAZOLE AND CATECHOL

Student Research Grant Proposal Presentation

Women’s Christian College

PG Department of Chemistry
College Road, Chennai -600 006.

An Autonomous Institution-Affiliated to University of Madras

PG DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY

GUIDE: STUDENT:
Dr.M. Shilpa B. Kiruthiga
Associate Professor II M.Sc Chemistry
PG Department of chemistry
 What are transition metals ?
Transition metals are the d-block elements and have incompletely filled d-orbitals and they have d1 to d9
electrons d10 metals like Zn, Cd, and Hg, have completely filled d-orbitals but are also considered as transition metals
because they have similar properties of transition metals. When these transition metal ions reacts with a species,
organic or inorganic, they are capable of donating a pair of electrons, and a coordinate bond is formed between the
metal ion and the electron accepting species.
The resulting compound is called a transition metal complexes coordination complexes are mainly made of transition The
The resulting
resulting compound compound
is called is called
a transition a transition
metal complexes metal complexes
coordination i.e.
complexes are mainly made of transition metals
with their
coordination complexes are donating pair ofofelectrons.metals
mainly made withwith
transition metals theirtheir
donating pair of electrons.
donating pair of electrons. These transition metal complexes play vital roles
in our everyday life and also in the environment.
Depending on their structures they are useful as important drugs,
catalysts, sensors, etc.
 Life without dyes can’t be imagined as they become an unavoidable tool for a wide range of industries
like dyes, plastics, textiles, food processing and biotechnology industries.
Azo compounds comes under the class of organic colorants which have at least a conjugated
chromophore azo (-N=N-) group in fusion with one or more aromatic or heterocyclic ring system.
Furthermore, they have been used in advanced application in organic synthesis and high technology
Life without
areas dyes can’t
like lasers, liquidbecrystalline
imagineddisplays,
as they become an unavoidable
electro-optical devices,tool
and for a wide
ink-jet range of industries like dyes, plastics,
printers.
textiles, food processing and biotechnology industries. Azo compounds comes under the class of organic colorants which
have at least a conjugated chromophore azo (-N=N-) group in fusion with one or more aromatic or heterocyclic ring
system.[2] Furthermore, they have been used in advanced application in organic synthesis and high technology areas like
lasers, liquid crystalline displays, electro-optical devices, and ink-jet printers
• Benzimidazole is a heterocyclic aromatic organic compound. It is an important pharmacophore and a
privileged structure used in medicinal chemistry and shows various biological activities.
• These ligands show chemotherapeutic importance [4] pharmaceutical or biological interest such as
antiulcer, anticancer agents antibacterial, antifungal, antitubercular etc.
 Aminobenzimidazole (ABI) has been employed as a corrosion inhibitor for copper, zinc, steel, and
brass.
Using molecular dynamic simulation and quantum chemistry calculations inhibition corrosion of
(ABI) as corrosion inhibitors in (acid or base) media were examined.
The Cu(II) complex has higher activity on fungi. The investigation of biological activity of the azo
dye arises from the -OH group which has an important role in the antimicrobial activity. Upon
complexation, the positive charge of the metal ion is partially shared with the donor atoms of the ligand due
to the electron delocalization over the whole chelating ring. Thus, increased activity is observed leading to
the increase in the lipophilic character of the metal atom.
AIM OF THE PROPOSAL

➢ To synthesize copper(II) complex with Benzimidazolyl azo catechol as an heterocyclic

azo dye compound and as an octahedral complex with sp3d2 hybridization.
➢ To investigate biological activities - antimicrobial studies.
➢ Dyeing of fabric with the azo dye synthesized.
 METHODOLOGY OF WORK

• To synthesize azo ligand with 2 amino benzimidazole and catechol

• To synthesize Cu(II) octahedral metal complexes with the above ligand

1. METHODOLOGY
• To •synthesize azo ligandthe
To characterize with 2 amino
metal benzimidazole
complex and catechol
synthesized using UV- Visible, FTIR spectrochemical studies and
• To synthesize Cu(II) octahedral metal complexes with the above ligand
electrochemical studies
• To characterize the metal complex synthesized using UV- Visible, FTIR spectrochemical studies and electrochemical
• To investigate the antimicrobial activities of the azo ligand of Cu (II) complex synthesized.
studies
• To •investigate
Dyeing athe antimicrobial
fabric activities
using the Cu of the azo ligand
(II) benimidazoyl of Cu (II)
azo catechol complex
complex synthesized.
synthesized.
• Dyeing a fabric using the Cu (II) benimidazoyl azo catechol complex synthesized.
BUDGET

Item no Particulars Amount

(Rs)
1 Chemicals Rs.2,000

2 Characterization of the Rs.2,000

samples
3 Contingency Rs.1,000

Total Rs.5,000