@article { author = {Dehno Khalaji, Aliakbar and Emami, Moslem and Mohammadi, Negin}, title = {Antibacterial Activity of Copper (II) Complexes of Maleic Acid: Thermal Studies, and New Precursors for Preparation of CuO}, journal = {Journal of Medicinal and Chemical Sciences}, volume = {4}, number = {6}, pages = {626-634}, year = {2021}, publisher = {Sami Publishing Company (SPC)}, issn = {2651-4702}, eissn = {2651-4702}, doi = {10.26655/JMCHEMSCI.2021.6.11}, abstract = {In this paper, two copper(II) complexes based on maleic acid ligand, namely [Cu(MA)2(H2O)2] (1) and [-{(H2O)4Cu2}(μ-MA)]n (2) have been synthesized from the reaction of CuCl2 and maleic acid in aqueous solution and characterized by CHN, FT-IR, XRD and TGA. In addition, from the calcination of theses complexes at 600 °C for 3 h in air atmosphere, CuO particles were prepared and characterized by FT-IR, XRD and SEM. Furthermore, antibacterial activity of them were tested against two Gram-positive (S. aureus and B. cereus) and two Gram-negative (E. coli and P. aeruginosa) strains. Results shows that the complexes 1 and 2 exhibit enhanced antibacterial activity than CuO particles. }, keywords = {Copper(II) complex,maleic acid,CuO nanoparticles,Antibacterial Activity}, url = {https://www.jmchemsci.com/article_138431.html}, eprint = {https://www.jmchemsci.com/article_138431_48e2998e29a1ff09bcc578e1912b9105.pdf} }