Magnesium [II] complexes of schiff bases of two beta- lactum antibiotics: synthesis and spectral characterization

ABSTRACT

Two Mg [II] complexes have been synthesized by condensing magnesium chloride with schiff bases of two different beta-lactams. In the present study, cephalexin and cefadroxil were the beta-lactams used for the synthesis of complexcs through schiff base formation. The estimation of carbon, hydrogen. nitrogen and sulphur, percentage of magnesium, and measurcments of IR spectra at 400- 4000cm[-1] indicated the formation of coordination compounds. The ratio of 21 complex of schiff base ligand to metal was confirmed through Job's of continuous variation. Further characterization of the complexes was carried out using UV spectra, mass spectra and conductance measurement