Manganese coordination compounds: synthesis, chemistry and applications

Abstract

Coordination compounds have rich diversity which provide not only stimulating structural chemistry but also exciting therapeutic properties. This paper consists the literature survey on the coordination compounds of Mn(II) ion with different Schiff bases having bidentate nature. These coordination compounds have gained increasing attention in antimicrobial activities, and all the Manganese coordination compounds are hypothesized to exhibit higher activity against microbial agents than the corresponding ligands. In addition, the coordination compounds have been characterized on the basis of elemental analyses, molecular weight, molar conductance, spectral (IR, reflectance, ¹H NMR, ESR) and magnetic susceptibility measurements and their possible structures are discussed and outlined.