Oxozirconium(IV) Complexes with Schiff Base of 2-Aminopyridine

Abstract

A series of new oxozirconium(IV) complexes with a Schiff base derived from 2-aminopyridine, i.e., 2-N-[benzalidene] aminopyridine (BAPy) has been synthesized. Analytical, spectral and conductance studies revealed that complexes have the general composition Zr(OH)₂X₂·nL (X = Br^–, I^–, or NCS^–, n = 4; X = NO^–₃, n = L;
L = BAPy) after trapping one water molecule. Zr-atom is 8-coordinated
in these complexes. Antifungal studies on the representative
have been done successfully.