New triazole-based Schiff base ligands and their Co(II) and Ni(II) complexes as biological potent molecules: Chemical preparation, structural elucidation and biological studies

Preparation of sequence of Co(II) and Ni(II) metal complexes (C1a -C3a and C1b -C3b) of bidentate ligands (L1 -L3) has been resulted from the condensation of substituted 1,2,4-triazole with various substituted 1,3-diphenyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carbaldehyde are described in the present study. The structures of synthesized complexes were established by elemental investigation, IR, mass spectroscopy and TGA examinations. The data confirmed that bonding through the nitrogen atom from imine group and sulfur atom of triazole, ligand get integrated with the metal ions in a bidentate nature, gave an octahedral geometry to the complexes. The antibacterial activities have been tested against S. aureus Gram-positive bacteria and E. coli Gram-negative bacteria. Further, through DPPH radical scavenging capacity assay the antioxidant activity values were quantified; all the compounds demonstrate outstanding antioxidant activities. Using molecular docking and highest binding affinities for biological targets, the ligand and complex interactions have been studied. The in vitro anti-proliferative nature of synthesized li-gands and their Ni(II) and Co(II) complexes were appraised with the help of SRB assay against Human hepato carcinoma cell (Hep-G2), Lung cells (A-549), Breast cell (MCF-7), Prostate cell (PC-3). Anti-tubercular studies revealed that the complex demonstrates a greater anti-tubercular activity than the analogous ligands.