Research Article

Synthesis, Spectral Characterization, and In Vitro Cytotoxicity of Some Fe(III) Complexes Bearing Unsymmetrical Salen-Type Ligands Derived from 2-Hydroxynaphthaldehyde and Substituted Salicylaldehydes

Table 2

Unsymmetrical tetradentate Schiff base ligands and their Fe(III) complexes.

LigandRFe(III) complex

H2L1H[Fe(III)L1Cl]
H2L2F[Fe(III)L2Cl]
H2L3Cl[Fe(III)L3Cl]
H2L4Br[Fe(III)L4Cl]
H2L5t-Bu[Fe(III)L5Cl]
H2L6OCH3[Fe(III)L6Cl]