Table 5 Evaluated bond lengths of the ligand, DBAPB, and its metal complexes.

From: New Schiff base ligand and its novel Cr(III), Mn(II), Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II), Zn(II) complexes: spectral investigation, biological applications, and semiconducting properties

Compound/complex

Bond

Length (Å)

DBAPB

C(11)-N(18)

1.295

C(2)-N(18)

1.400

C(17)-O(18)

1.348

C(16)-O(19)

1.375

1

Cr(11)-O(37)

1.985

Cr(11)-O(36)

1.920

Cr(11)-Cl(35)

2.512

Cr(11)-Cl(34)

2.437

N(10)-Cr(11)

2.198

O(7)-Cr(11)

1.852

2

Mn(33)-O(37)

2.188

Mn(33)-O(36)

2.186

Mn(33)-O(35)

2.199

Mn(33)-Cl(34)

2.530

N(10)-Mn(33)

2.170

O(7)-Mn(33)

2.179

3

Co(33)-O(39)

2.136

Co(33)-O(37)

2.067

Co(33)-O(35)

1.930

Co(33)-Cl(34)

2.647

N(10)-Co(33)

1.985

O(7)-Co(33)

1.873

4

N(10)-Ni(33)

1.948

O(7)-Ni(33)

2.170

O(35)-Ni(33)

2.181

O(36)-Ni(33)

1.880

O(37)-Ni(33)

1.921

Cl(34)-Ni(33)

2.262

5

N(10)-Cu(33)

1.987

O(7)-Cu(33)

1.954

O(34)-Cu(33)

1.929

O(35)-Cu(33)

2.064

O(37)-Cu(33)

2.153

Cl(36)-Cu(33)

2.537

6

N(1)-Zn(11)

2.084

O(10)-Zn(11)

1.937

O(35)-Zn(11)

2.126

Cl(12)-Zn(11)

2.301