Complexation between nickel(II), cobalt(III) and hydrazones derived from pyridoxal 5′-phosphate and hydrazides of 2-,3-,4-pyridinecarboxylic acids in aqueous solution

The present work reports on stoichiometry, apparent stability constants of biologically relevant complexes of nickel(II), cobalt(III) with hydrazones derived from pyridoxal 5′-phosphate and hydrazides of 2-,3-,4-pyridinecarboxylic acids at pH 7.4, T = 25.0 °C, I = 0.25 determined using UV-Vis spectroscopy. The thermodynamic constants of some complexes formation (NiL, NiL₂, NiL₂H) were estimated. Cobalt(II) ion was found to be oxidized to cobalt(III). Co(II) and Co(III) form low-spin state complexes. Hydrazones binding ability (pL_0.5) in the medium mimicking biological ones towards Ni(II) and Co(III) was estimated.