Abstract:
Tb(IV) complexes with the formula [TbL2
(NO3
)2
(H2O)2
] of three curcuminoids (HL) derived from acetylacetone and
aromatic aldehydes (benzaldehyde, 2-hydroxy-1-naphthaldehyde and vanillin) have been synthesized and characterised by analytical
and spectral methods. The results revealed the monobasic bidentate coordination of cucuminoids in which their intramolecularly
hydrogen bonded enol proton is replaced by Tb(IV) ion.