Metal complexes driven from Schiff bases and semicarbazones for biomedical and allied applications: a review

Schiff bases are versatile organic compounds which are widely used and synthesized by condensation reaction of different amino compound with aldehydes or ketones known as imine. Schiff base ligands are considered as privileged ligands as they are simply synthesized by condensation. They show broad r...

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Published in:Materials today chemistry 2019-12, Vol.14, p.100195-100195, Article 100195
Main Authors: More, M.S., Joshi, P.G., Mishra, Y.K., Khanna, P.K.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Biological/biomedical activities
Metal complexes
Schiff base
Semicarbazone
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Summary:Schiff bases are versatile organic compounds which are widely used and synthesized by condensation reaction of different amino compound with aldehydes or ketones known as imine. Schiff base ligands are considered as privileged ligands as they are simply synthesized by condensation. They show broad range of application in medicine, pharmacy, coordination chemistry, biological activities, industries, food packages, dyes, and polymer and also used as an O2 detector. Semicarbazone is an imine derivative which is derived from condensation of semicarbazide and suitable aldehyde and ketone. Imine ligand–containing transition metal complexes such as copper, zinc, and cadmium have shown to be excellent precursors for synthesis of metal or metal chalcogenide nanoparticles. In recent years, the researchers have attracted enormous attention toward Schiff bases, semicarbazones, thiosemicarbazones, and their metal complexes owing to numerous applications in pharmacology such as antiviral, antifungal, antimicrobial, antimalarial, antituberculosis, anticancer, anti-HIV, catalytic application in oxidation of organic compounds, and nanotechnology. In this review, we summarize the synthesis, structural, biological, and catalytic application of Schiff bases as well as their metal complexes. [Display omitted] •General methods of synthesis of Schiff bases and semicarbazones.•Emphasis on a variety of biological/biomedical and allied applications.•Flavors of material chemistry and nanotechnology based on Schiff bases and semicarbazones.
ISSN:2468-5194
2468-5194
DOI:10.1016/j.mtchem.2019.100195