Synthesis, Characterization, Electrochemical and Antibacterial Studies of Half-sandwich Ru(II) Complex of 4-fluoro-N-(2-pyridiylmethylene)-aniline Schiff Base

Abstract

The 4-fluoro-N-(2-pyridiylmethylene)-aniline Schiff base ligand (L) and its complex has been synthesized and successfully characterized by 1H NMR, elemental analysis, UV/VIS spectroscopy. Electrochemical properties were determined by cyclic voltammetry. Antimicrobial activities of the ligand and complex were tested against Gram-negative Escherichia coli and Gram-positive bacteria Staphylococcus aureus, using disk diffusion method and both were found to exhibit good biological activity.