FTIR, magnetic, mass spectral, XRD and thermal studies of metal chelates of tenoxicam

Metal chelates of anti-inflammatory drug, tenoxicam (Ten), are synthesized and characterized using elemental analyses, IR, solid reflectance, magnetic, mass spectra, thermal analyses (TGA and DTA) and X-ray powder diffraction techniques. The chelates are found to have the general formulae [M(H2L)2(H2O)x] (A)2·yH2O (where H2L = neutral Ten, A = Cl in case of Ni(II) and Co(II) or AcO in case of Cu(II) and Zn(II) ions, x = 0–2 and y = 0–2.5) and [M(H2L)3](A)z·yH2O (A = SO4 in case of Fe(II) ion (z = 1) or Cl in case of Fe(III) (z = 3) and y = 0–4). IR spectra reveal that Ten behaves as a neutral bidentate ligand coordinated to the metal ions through the pyridyl-N and carbonyl-O of the amide moiety. The solid reflectance spectra and magnetic moment measurements reveal that these chelates have tetrahedral, square planar and octahedral geometrical structures. Mass spectra are also used to confirm the proposed formulae and the possible fragments resulted from fragmentation of Ten and its Zn(II) and Cu(II) chelates are suggested. The thermal behaviour of the chelates (TG/DTG, DTA) are discussed in detailed manner and revealed that water molecules of crystallization together with anions are removed in the first and second steps while the Ten molecules are removed in the subsequent steps. Different thermodynamic parameters are evaluated and the relative thermal stabilities of the complexes are discussed. X-ray powder diffraction patterns are used to indicate the polymorphic form of Ten and if the complexes have molecular similarity with respect to type of coordination.