Spectroscopic, morphology and electrical conductivity studies on Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II) and Mn(II)- oxaloyldihydrazone complexes

Abstract Cobalt (II), nickel (II), copper (II) and manganese (II) complexes of dihydrazone derived from the condensation of oxaloyldihydrazide with 2-hydroxybenzaldehyde have been synthesized. The dihydrazone ligand / chelates were characterized on the basis of their elemental analyses, spectral (UV-Vis., FT-IR, mass, 1H-NMR), magnetism, thermal (TGA) measurements and structures of the compounds have been established. The surface morphology of the desired complexes was studied by SEM. The ligand is coordinated to the Ni(II), Co(II), Mn(II) and Cu(II) centers in bi, tetra, penta and hexadentate way giving mono-nuclear complexes except in case of copper a bi-nuclear complex was formed. The nickel complex has tetrahedral geometry while the other complexes are suggested to have octahedral configurations. The prepared samples have been assayed for their electrical activities. The electrical activity (DC and AC conductivity) for ligand and its metal complexes has been examined at different frequencies (1, 10, 100 kHz) in the temperature ranges 303–573 and 300–625 K, respectively. The DC and AC conductivity are viewed as thermally activated process at higher temperatures and a marked increment was seen in case of Mn(II) complex. The dielectric permittivity was determined in the temperature area of 300–625 K and diminished with augmentation of frequency proposing a typical behavior of dielectrics.