ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF COPPER(II) COMPLEX OF 1-(1H-BENZIMIDAZOL-2-YL)-N- (TETRAHYDROFURAN-2-YLMETHYL)METHANAMINE

Abstract

A mononuclear copper(II) complex ([Cu(L)(Cl)]Cl where L is 1-(1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)-N- (tetrahydrofuran-2-ylmethyl)methanamine) was synthesized. The synthesized complex was characterized using various physicochemical techniques like cyclic voltammetry and elemental analysis, ESI-MS, UV– Visible, Infra red and EPR. The antimicrobial activities of the ligand and their metal complexes were screened by disc diffusion method and found that the metal complexes have higher antimicrobial activity than the free ligand.