Interaction of naphthalene acetic acid with dipositive metalions and the characterization of the complexes

Abstract

Research shows that carboxylic acids' coordination chemistry has been investigated extensively, as shown
by a survey of the relevant literature. However, the current study was prompted by the dearth of published
information on the coordination chemistry of modified acetic acid moieties. In this study, we used elemental
analysis, UV-Vis, FT-IR, and 1H-NMR spectroscopy, and magnetic susceptibility to characterize
naphthalene acetic acid (NAA), a base moiety. Cobalt (II), copper (II), nickel (II), and mercury (II) were
explored and their interactions with the base NAA in non-aqueous environments such as ethanol were
investigated. Characterization of the solid-state synthesized metal complexes of cobalt (II), copper (II),
nickel (II), and mercury (II) ions with NAA included chemical analysis, electrical conductivity, elemental
analysis, and spectrum measurement (UV-visible, FT-IR, and 1H-NMR).The complexes synthesized have
also had their magnetic susceptibility evaluated.