Abstract

The coordination properties of anthraquinone ligands bearing N-heterocyclic coordination sites to divalent cobalt and trivalent iron and chromium metal complexes have been described and characterized as mono and binuclear complexes. Although 4-(2’-amino benzene sulfonic acid)azo-(2’’-N-(4’’’,6’’’-dichloro-s-triazine)benzene-5’’-(ß-sulfatoetylsulfonyl)-2-methylanthraquinone was found to form complexes having a ligand to the metal ratio of 2:1 with ferric and cobalt ions, 4-(2’-amino benzene sulfonic acid)azo-(2’’-N-(4’’’,6’’’-dichloro s-triazine) naphtaline-5’’-sulfonic acid)-2-methyl anthraquinone gave a complex in a molar ratio of about 1:1 with Fe(III). Spectral results showed that the complexes have octahedral geometry. Antibacterial data showed that the complexes have medium antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus and clinical isolates strains.

Keywords

Anthraquinone, Antibacterial Effect, Azo, Metal Complex, s-Triazine