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Synthesis  and Characterisation of a Novel 2,3-O-di Acetyl-

5,6-O-Benzylidene - L -Ascorbic Acid and its Complexes of 

Cr(III), Co(II), Ni(II),Cu(II) and Zn(II) 

 

 I. Sh. Abdul Razzaq  Al - Kadi  

Departme nt of Chemistry, College of Education, I bn Al-Haitham, Unive rsity 

of Baghdad 

Received in : 11  May   2011                                                                                                                             

Accepete d  in : 20  September  2011 

Abstract   

           A new ligand ty p e (O2) [2,3-O-diacety l-5,6-O-benzy lidene L- ascorbic acid] [L] and its 

comp lexes of general formula [M (L)2(X)(Y)]Cln (where: M =Cr
II I 

,X=Y=H2O, n=3; Co
II
, X = Y = 

0, n= 2; Ni
II  

and
 
Cu

II
, X = Cl, Y = H2O, n= 1; Zn

II
, X = Y = H2O,n = 2) are reported. The ligand 

was p repared in two st eps; first st ep involved the sy nthesis of [5,6-O-benzy lidene-L-ascorbic 

acid] (A). In second st ep derivative-A was then reacted with acety l chloride and anhydrous 

p y ridine as a base to give the titled ligand. M etal comp lexes of the ligand with Cr
II I

,Co
II

,Ni
II

,Cu
II  

and Zn
II
 were sy nthesised by  direct reaction of the corresp onding metal chloride with the 

ligand[L] in a 2L:1M  mole ratio. The ligand and its comp lexes were characterised by  

sp ectroscop ic methods 
1
H NM R, FT IR, (UV-Vis), atomic absorp tion, microanaly ses, chloride 

content, melting p oint and conductance measurements . These st udies revealed that t he geometry  
about Cr

II I
, Ni

II
,Cu

II
 and Zn

II
 is octahedral while the comp lex of Co

II
 adopts a tetrahedral 

geometry . 

Keywords: Ester, Benzy lidene, L-Ascorbic acid, M etal Ascorbate Complexes, Ant icancer 
effect.                       

 

 Introduction 

      Vitamin C is the L-enantiomer of ascorbic acid (meaning “without scurvy ”, the disease 
caused by  a vitamin C deficiency )[1]. The effect of ascorbic acid (AA) on cancer has been a 

subject of great controversy  [2]. The derivatives of L-ascorbic acid (AA) (5,6-O-Cy clic acetal) 

p ossess p harmaceutical activity  similar to L- ascorbic acid,  sup erior in cry st allinty , st ability , and 

antioxidant effect [3,4]. These derivatives have been shown to exert anticancer effect [5-7], they 

are free radical scavengers, and have anti-scorbutic activities [8], and reduce the arterial blood  



 

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p ressure and regulates heart rate [9,10]. Sodium 5,6-O-benzy lidene-L-ascorbate(SBA) is a 

conjugate of ascorbic acid with benzaldehy de.  It has been found that the antioxidant activity  of 

(SBA) is more st able and has a longer lifetime in living cells and organs than (AA) [11,12,13]. In 

addition it has been shown to exert anticancer effect in p atients without causing side effects [6].  

      The PKa value of (AA) and 5,6-O-benzy lidene L-ascorbic acid was exceedingly decreased by  

esterification of  2-OH and 3-OH slightly by  that of the 5-OH and 6-OH in L-ascorbic acid [14]. 

The (AA) est ers in 2, 3, 6 positions are more st able than (AA). The introduction of the est er in 2, 

3-p ositions p rotected the molecule from break-up  of the enediol sy st em, these esters as a very 

st able derivatives of (AA) that may  be easily used in various ty p es of cosmetics p roducts and 

drugs[15,16]. The interaction of (AA) with metal ions p lay  an imp ortant role in the reversible 

oxidation of (AA) in living cells [17]. (AA) has several donor atoms cap able of metal comp lex 

formation, and comp lexes of metal ascorbate are generally assumed to be a chelate in the 
cryst alline solid, but chelate formation was suggested to be weak in aqueous solution [18]. The 

p reparation of st able metal-ascorbate comp lexes is of considerable imp ortance not only for their 

chemical but also biological and medical asp ects [19]. In view of these observations, this p aper 

deals with the sy nthesis and characterisation of a new ligand derived from vitamin C [2,3-O-di 

acety l-5,6-O-benzy lidene-L-ascorbic acid] and its metal comp lexes with Cr
II I

, Co
II

, Ni
II
, Cu

II  
and 

Zn
II
 ions.                             

Experime ntal 

     Reagents were p urchased from Fluka and Riedal–Dehaën  Chemical Co. The Thin Lay er 

Chromatography  (TLC) was p erformed on aluminum p lates coated with (0.25mm) lay er of silica 

gel F254 (Fluka), the sp ot was detected by  iodine vapor.  IR sp ectra were recorded as (KBr) discs 
using a Shimadzu 8400S FT IR sp ectrop hotometer in the range (4000– 400) cm

-1
. Electronic 

sp ectra of the p repared comp ounds was measured in the region (200– 1100) nm for (10
-3

M ) 

solution in (DM F) at 25C by  using a Shimadzu 160 sp ectrop hotometer with 1.000+0.001cm 

matched quartz  cell. 
1
H NM R sp ectrum was acquired in DM SO solution using Brucker 300 M Hz  

sp ectrometer at Al-al-Bayt University , Jordan. The (C.H.N.) of the ligand [L] was recorded using 

(EURO EA, Elemental Analysis) at College of Science – University  of Babylon. M etal contents 

of the comp lexes were determined by  atomic absorp tion (A.A) technique by  using a Shimadzu 

A.A 680G atomic absorp tion sp ectrop hotometer. The Chloride contents for comp lexes were 
determined using p otentiometric titration method on 686–Titro p rocessor Dosimat–M etrahm–

Swiss. Electrical conductivity  measurements of the comp lexes were recorded at 25C for (10
-3

M ) 

solutions of the samp les in (DM F) by  using a PW 9526 digital conductivity  meter. 

 

 

 

 



 

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S ynthesis 

The ligand was p repared in two st ep s: 

S tep (1): p rep aration of the derivative (A) 5,6-O-Benzylidene-L-Ascorbic acid  

      Anhy drous Z inc chloride (3.86 g, 28.32 mmol) was added to a solution of benzaldehy de (15 
mL, 174.56 mmol ). The mixture was allowed to st ir for one hour at room temperature, and then 

L-ascorbic acid (5.00 g, 28.38 mmol) was added and the reaction mixture was stirred overnight at 

room temperature until the solution became emulsion. A solution of p otassium carbonate (7.84 g, 

56.72 mmol) was added to the emulsion solution and the mixture was st irred through it became-

milky, and then extracted with chloroform (50 mL). Aft er solvent was removed under reduced 

p ressure, and a sy rup  residue was left which then treated with a few drop s of p etroleum ether to 

give the title derivative-A as a pale yellow solid. Yield (2.93 g, 39 %). Rf = 0.69,  m.p = 163C.            

 S tep (2): p reparation of the ligand [L] 2,3-O-di Acety l-5,6-O-Benzy lidene L-Ascorbic acid 

     To a mixture of comp ound-A (5.00 g, 18.93 mmol) in a dried p y ridine (25 mL) was added 

acety l chloride (4 mL, 56.81 mmol). The reaction mixture was st irred at room temp erature for 

two hours, and then st ored in a dark p lace for 22 hours. A distillated ice-water (400 mL) was 

added and the organic lay er was extracted with chloroform (2 × 50 mL), washed with distillated 

water (3 × 100 mL), and then dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate (M gSO4), filtered and 

solvent removed under reduced pressure, and a sy rup  residue was left which then treated with a 

few drop s of p etroleum ether to give (3.78 g, 57%) of the ligand as a y ellow solid. Rf =0.42. m.p 

= 124C. (C.H.N); Found (Calc.): C% = 57.48(58.62), H% = 3.97(4.59), N%= 0. 

S ynthesi s of complexes 

General me thod  

      To an ethanolic solution of ligand (2 mmol) in ethanol (15 mL) was added with st irring an 

ethanolic solution (10 mL) of the metal salt (1 mmol). The reaction mixture was allowed to reflux 

for 4 h, resulting in the formation of coloured p recipitate. This was t hen collected by  filteration, 

and washed with (5 mL) diethy l ether and dried at room temperature. Table (1) shows t he st ated 

weight of st arting materials, y ield and some phy sical prop erties of the prepared comp lexes.  

 

Re sults and Discussion  

     The derivative-A 5,6-O-benzy lidene L-ascorbic acid (scheme1) was obtained from the 

reaction of L-ascorbic acid with (two mole) of benzaldehy de  and anhydrous Zinc chloride. The 

comp ound was characterised by  IR and 
1
H NM R sp ectra. The IR sp ectrum shows characterist ic 

two bands at (1739, 1604) cm
-1 

due to (C=O) and (C=C) lactone, resp ectively. The four bands 

in the free L-ascorbic acid which assigned to the hydroxy l group s are no longer exist in  



 

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comp ound-A. The sp ectrum shows two bands at (3448) and (3445)cm
-1

 assigned to (O–H) at 

p ositions (C3) and (C2), resp ectively. Also the sp ectrum shows two bands at (3066)cm
-1

 and 

(1408)cm
-1

 assigned to (C–H) and  (C=C) aromatic ring, resp ectively. This is due to block of 

the hydroxy l group s at (C5) and (C6) p ositions by  benzaldehy de and forming 5,6-O-cy clic acety l 

derivative [20,21,22]. Fig (1) exhibits the (IR) sp ectrum for the derivative-A. The 
1
H NM R 

sp ectrum of (A) shows the following signals: doublet at δ(3.9- 4.0) p p m assigned to the p rotons 

of (–CH2) at (C6) p osition, quartet at δ(4.1 - 4.4) p p m assigned to t he proton of the (–CH) of (C5) 

p osition, doublet at δ(5.6 - 5.7) p p m assigned to the p roton of (-CH) at (C4) p osition. The 

chemical shift at δ (10) p p m assigned to the p roton of the hy droxy l group  at (C2) and (C3) 

p ositions, these p rotons shifted to a lower frequency  (deshielding) due to the resonance between 

the (-OH) group  at (C2) and (C3) with the (C=O) lactone ring. The singlet at δ(6.2) p p m was 

assigned to the proton of a cyclic ring at (C7) p osition. This p roton shifted to a lower frequency 

due to the bonded with the two oxy gen atoms. The chemical shifts at δ(7.3 - 7.9) p p m were 
assigned to the p rotons of the aromatic ring, equivalent to 5 p rotons. The app earance of the 

p rotons at (C7) p osition and aromatic ring as a result to the  blocking of the two hy droxy l group s 

at (C5) and (C6) p ositions by  benzaldehy de to form the derivative-A [23,24]. Fig.(2) exhibits the 

(
1
H NM R) for the derivative-A. 

 

 

                  

 

 

S cheme(1):The sy nthesis route of the derivative 5,6-O-benzy lidene-L-ascorbic acid (A) 

      The reaction of the derivative-A 5,6-O-benzy lidene-L-ascorbic acid dissolving in anhydrous 

p y ridine with the acety l chloride offered the new ester [2,3-O-diacety l-5,6-O-benzy lidene-L-

ascorbic acid][L] (scheme 2). The ligand was characterised by  elemental analysis (Table 1), IR 

(Table 2), UV-Vis (Table 3) and 
1
H NM R (Table 4) sp ectroscop y . The IR sp ectrum of the ligand 

Fig.(3) shows characterist ic bands at (1739,1627 and 1496) cm
-1

 due to the  (C=O) lactone, 

(C=C) aliphatic and (C=C) aromatic functional group  resp ectively. The new band at (1670) 

cm
-1

 due to the est er group . The ap p earance of this new band as a result to the formation of the 

ester at (C2) and (C3) p ositions by  acety l chloride. The two bands in the derivative (A) at (3445 

and 3448) cm
-1

 which are due to the hy droxy l group  at (C2) and (C3), these two bands 

disapp eared in the new ligand due to the formation of ester[20,21,22]. The (UV-Vis) sp ectrum of 

the ligand [L] Fig.(4) exhibits an intense absorp tion p eak at (274) nm, assigned to ( → *). A 

hump at (370) nm assigned to (n → *) transition[25]. The 
1
H NM R sp ectrum of the ligand [L] 

Fig.(5) shows a new p eak at δ(1.7-2.3) p p m assigned to t he protons of (-CH3) in the ester. This is 

equivalent t o six  p rotons. T he ap p earance of a new p eak  indicating to the formation of ester at  

OHO

H O

O H

O

C
H

O

Zn Cl2

OO

O

OH

O
H

1

23

4

5

6

7

HOHO



 

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(C2) and (C3) p ositions by  acety l chloride. In addition the chemical shift at δ(10) p p m in the 

derivative [A] which is assigned to t he proton of (-OH) group  at (C2) and (C3) p ositions, this p eak 

disapp earance in the 
1
H NM R sp ectrum of the new ligand  as a result to the formation of 

ester[23,24]. 

 

                                  

      

 

 

S cheme(2): The sy nthesis route of the ligand [L] 2,3-O-diacety l-5,6-O-benzy lidene-L-ascorbic 

acid 

     All complexes were p repared by  similar methods from the reaction of the ligand [L] with the 
metal chloride salts at reflux in ethanol medium and p ure comp lexes were formed. The (IR) 

sp ectrum of the comp lexes Cr
II I

 ,Co
II
 ,Ni

II
 ,Cu

II
 and Zn

II
 are shown in Figures 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 

resp ectively. The absorp tion bands at the range (3383-3456) cm
-1

 and (819-925) cm
-1

 were 

assigned to the H2O aqua for the comp lexes Cr
II I

,
 
 Ni

II
, Cu

II  
and

  
Zn

II
 ,indicating to the 

coordination of the H2O molecule with the metal ion . The absorp tion band at (1670) cm
-1

 in the 

free ligand which was assigned to the (C=O) ester, was shifted to a lower frequency in the 

comp lexes and ap p eared at t he range (1624 - 1635) cm
-1

, indicating a reduction in the bond order. 

This can be attributed to the delocalization of metal electronic density  at (t 2g) in the  - sy st em of 
the ligand. In addition, the comp lexes showed  new bands in the region (418 - 493)cm

-1
 which are 

due to the formation of M –O bonds, indicating that the oxy gen of ester group  is involved in 

coordination with metal ions [26]. Ot her bands of the (IR) sp ectral data are summarized in Table 

(2). The molar conductance of the comp lexes in (DM F) Table (3) laid in the range (77.5-84.6 

S.cm
2
.mole

-1
) for comp lexes Ni

II
 and Cu

II
, indicating their electrolytic nature with (1:1) ratio. The 

conductance measurements in the range (146.2-152.8 S.cm
2
mole

-1
) for comp lexes Co

II
 and Zn

II
 , 

indicating their electrolytic nature with (1:2) ratio. While the molar conductance of the comp lex 

Cr
II I

 was (231.5 S.cm
2
.mole

-1
), indicating its electrolytic nature with (1:3) raito [27]. The 

electronic absorp tion sp ectra Figures 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 of the complexes Cr
II I

, Co
II
, Ni

II
, Cu

II
 

and Zn
II
, resp ectively were recorded at room temp erature using (DM F) solutions. T he absorp tion 

sp ectra for these comp lexes show intense p eaks in the range (274-281) nm, which may be related 

to the ligand field, while the p eaks in the range (350-372) nm, assigned to charge transfer. The 

(UV-Vis) sp ectra of Cr
II I

 and Cu
II
 exhibited another p eaks at visible region at (873 and 825) nm, 

resp ectively. These p eaks were assigned to (
4
A2g→ 

2
T2g) and (

2
B2g →

2
A1g) (d-d) transitions for 

comp lexes Cr
II I

 and Cu
II
 resp ectively, confirming a distorted octahedral geometries. The (UV-

Vis) sp ectra of Ni
II
 comp lex exhibited another two p eaks in the visible region at (677 and 833) 

nm. These p eaks were assigned to (
3
A2g → 

1
Eg) (d-d) transition, confirming octahedral st ructure.       

OO

O

OH

OH

H 3C
C

Cl

O

Pyridine

OO

O

O

O

O
H

C

CH 3

C

H3C

O

1

23

4

5

6

7

OHO



 

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        The (UV-Vis) sp ectra of Co
II

 comp lex exhibited two p eaks at visible region at (608 and 672) 

nm. These p eaks were assigned to (
4
A2 →

4
T1(p)) (d-d) transitions, confirming tetrahedral 

geometry [25]. At  last  the (UV-Vis) sp ectra of Zn
II
 disp lay ed peak at (276) nm assigned to ligand 

field transition, since the metal ion of the comp ound belong to d
10

 sy st em. The suggested 
st ructure of the comp lexes  are shown  in the (scheme 3). The results are summarized in Table 

(3).               

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Table (1) :some physical propertie s of the complexes and its reactants quanti ties 

Compound 

m.

p

C 

M .

wt 
Color 

Weight of metal 

chloride( g)=(0.1

1)mmole 

Weight 

of  

p roduct

(g)  

Yield 

% 

Chlori

de 

 

conten

t 

M etal ion 

% 

Prac.(The

o.) 

 

Derivative - A 

 

16

3 

 

264  

    

 Pa 

Pale 

y ellow 

  

 

- 

 

2.93 

 

39% 

 

- 

 

- 

[L] 12

4 

348 Yello

w 

- 3.78 57% - - 

 

[Cr(L)2(H2O)2
]Cl3 

 

10
8 

 

890
.35 

 

Green 

 

0.030 

 

0.15 

 

73% 

11.6 

(11.9) 

5.60 

(5.83) 

 

 

[Co(L)2]Cl2  

 

10

7 

 

825

.83 

 

 Dark 

Brown 

 

0.027 

 

0.13 

 

68% 

8.41 

(8.58) 

6.97 

(7.13) 

 

[Ni(L)2(Cl)(H

2O)]Cl               

10

4 

843

.60 

Green 0.027 0.10 51% 7.91 

(8.40) 

6.63 

(6.95) 

[Cu(L)2(Cl)(H

2O)]Cl                                 

10

2 

848

.40     

Brown 0.019 0.17 87% 8.19 

(8.35) 

7.36 

(7.48) 

[Zn(L)2(H2O)2
]Cl2                     

10

4 

868

.31     

Yello

w 

0.015 0.11 55% 8.07 

(8.16) 

7.40 

(7.53) 

 

                         



 

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  Table (2) :IR spectral data of the ligand and its complexes 

 

Compound 

(C=O) 

lactone  

(C=O) 

ester  

(C=C) 

lactone  

 

(C=C) 

aromatic 

 

 

M -

O 

 

 

Ot her bands 

 

Derivative - A 

 

1739 

 

- 

 

1604 

 

1408 

 

- 

2981(C-

H)alip ha 

3066(C-

H)aroma 

3445(C(2)-OH) 

3448(C(3)-OH) 

[L] 1739 1670 1627 1496 - 2927(C-

H)alip ha 

3066(C-

H)aroma 

[Cr(L)2(H2O)2]Cl3 1732 1635 1608 1417 486 2935(C-

H)alip ha 

3010(C-

H)aroma 

3404, 898 H2O 

aqua 

[Co(L)2]Cl2  1732 1635 1616 1456 487 2926(C-

H)alip ha 

3197(C-

H)aroma 

[Ni(L)2(Cl)(H2O)]Cl 1732 1624 1622 1406 470 2852(C-
H)alip ha 

2926(C-

H)aroma 



 

3383, 920 H2O 

aqua 

[Cu(L)2(Cl)(H2O)]Cl 1732 1635 1618 1409 493 2927(C-

H)alip ha 

2983(C-

H)aroma 

3456, 819 H2O 

aqua 

[Zn(L)2(H2O)2]Cl2 1734 1635 1618 1456 418 2997(C-

H)alip ha 

3147(C-

H)aroma 

3456, 925 H2O 

aqua 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

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Table (3): Electroni c S pectral data and Conductance measurements of the ligand 

and its complexes 

Compound λ(nm) 
εmax (molar

-1
 

cm
-1

) 

Λm 

(S.cm
2
. mol

-1
) 

Ratio 
Prop osed 

Structure 

[L] 274 

 370 

1887  

870 

- - - 

 

[Cr(L)2(H2O)2]C

l3 

274 

350 

873 

1852 

581 

6 

231.5 1:3  

Octahedral 

 

[Co(L)2]Cl2  

281 

360 

608 

672 

2350 

562 

82 

103 

146.2 1:2  

Tetrahedral 

 

[Ni(L)2(Cl)(H2O

)]Cl 

281 

372 

677 

833 

2409 

570 

22 

9 

77.5 1:1  

Octahedral 

 

[Cu(L)2(Cl)(H2
O)]Cl 

281 

353 

825 

2428 

522 

28 

84.6 1:1  

Octahedral 

[Zn(L)2(H2O)2]

Cl2 

276 1920 152.8 1:2 Octahedral 

 

 

 



 

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Table (4): 
1
H NMR data for the ligand measured in DMSO  and che mical shift in ppm(δ) 

 

 

 

O

O

O

O

O

O

H

C

H3C

C

H3C

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

H

C

CH3

C

CH3

O

O

M

X

Y

Cln

 

Octahedral 

 

M= Cr
III 

, X=Y=H2O,n=3 

Ni
II  

and
 
Cu

II
, X=Cl, Y=H2O,n=1 

Zn
II
, X=Y=H2O,n=2 

 

 

 

 

comp ound 
δ(C(6) - 

H) 

δ (C(5)-

H) 

δ (C(4)-

H) 

δ (C(7)-H) 
δ (-CH3) 

δ (C-H) 

aromatic 

δ (O-

H) 

Derivative - 

A 

3.9- 4.0 4.1 - 4.4 5.6 - 5.7 6.2 - 7.3 -7.9 10 

Ligand [L]  4.0 - 4.1 4.3 - 5.1 5.4 - 5.7 6.1 1.7 - 2.3 7.4 - 8.5 - 



 

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O

O

O

O

O

O

H

C

H3C

C

H
3
C

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

H

C

CH3

C

CH3

O

O

Co Cl2

 

Tetrahedral 

 

S cheme (3) :The suggested structure for the complexes 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

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Fig.(1): The IR. S pectrum of the Derivative [A] 

 

 

 

Fig.(2): The 
1
H NMR S pectrum of the De rivative [A] 

 

 

 

Fig.(3): The IR. S pectrum of the Ligand [L]  

 

 

 

Fig.(4) :The 
1
H NMR S pectrum of the Ligand [L] 

 

 

 

 

 

Fig.(5): The UV-Vis S pectrum of the ligand [L]  

 



 

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Fig.(6) :The IR. S pectrum for [Cr(L)2(H2O)2]Cl 

 

 

 

Fig.(7) :The IR. S pectrum for [Co(L)2]Cl 2 

 

 

 

 

Fig.(8) :The IR. S pectrum for [Ni(L)2(Cl )(H2O)]Cl 

 

 

 

 

Fig.(9):The IR. S pectrum for [Cu(L)2(Cl )(H2O)]Cl 

 

 

 

 

Fig.(10): The IR. S pectrum for [Zn(L)2(H2O)2]Cl 2 

 

 



 

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Fig.(11): The UV-Vis S pectrum for [Cr(L)2(H2O)2]Cl 3 

 

 

Fig.(12) :The UV-Vis S pectrum for [Co(L)2]Cl 2 

 

Fig.(13): The UV-Vis S pectrum for [Ni (L)2(Cl )(H2O)]Cl 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

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Fig.(14): The UV-Vis S pectrum for [Cu(L)2(Cl )(H2O)]Cl 

 

 

 

 

 

Fig.(15): The UV-Vis S pectrum for [Zn( L)2(H2O)2]Cl 2 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

  2011) 3( 24المجلد           مجلة ابن الهیثم للعلوم الصرفة والتطبیقیة     

  ند جدیداتشخیص لیكتحضیر و 

2,3-O-di Acetyl-5,6-O-Benzylidene - L -Ascorbic Acid  

  أیونات العناصرومعقداته مع 

Cr(III), Co(II), Ni(II),Cu(II),Zn(II)  

  

  

  أسراء شكیب عبد الرزاق القاضي

 بن الهیثم، جامعة بغدادا ة، كلیة التربیقسم الكیمیاء

    

                                                                                                                                                   الخالصة

O2([2,3-O-di Acety(   ند جدید من نوعاتضمن البحث تحضیر لیك l-5,6-O-Benzy lidene-L-AscorbicAcid]  

M]الصیغة   يومعقداته ذ (L)2(X)(Y)]Cln  حضر المشتق الخطوة االولى، حضر بخطوتین  نداهذا اللیك  

[5,6-O-benzy lidene-L-ascorbic acid] (A) . المشــتق(A) والبریـــدین  یلاتفاعــل بـــالخطوة الثانیــة مــع كلوریـــد االســت

تــم  Zn(II) و Cr(III), Co(II), Ni(II),Cu(II)معقـدات العناصــر . نــد المطلــوباللحصــول علـى اللیك الالمـائي كقاعــده

االشـعة (ق الطیفیـة ائـالطر  المعنـد ومعقداتـه باسـتاشـخص اللیك. نـد اتحضیرها من التفاعل المباشر بین ملح كلوریـد الفلـز مـع اللیك

التحلیــل الـــدقیق للعناصــر والتوصـــیلیة ). [A]وللمشـــتق [L]نــد افـــوق البنفســجیة والـــرنین النــووي المغناطیســـي للیك، تحــت الحمــراء

 ,Cr(III)ومـن النتـائج اعـاله فـأن الشــكل الفراغـي للعناصـر . نــداللیك (C.H.N)االنصـهار وقیـاس  قیـاس درجـات، الكهربائیـة 

Ni(II),Cu(II)و Zn(II)  هي ثمانیة السطوح بینما معقدCo(II) كان الشكل الفراغي هو رباعي السطوح.  

 .ر المضاد للسرطانالتأثی، معقدات األسكوربیت، حامض األسكوربیك، بنزالیدین، أستر :الكلمات المفتاحیة