Hana Bashir Shawish - Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Misurata University, Misurata, Libya
Khaled Muftah Elsherif - Libyan Authority for Scientific Research, Tripoli, Libya
Abdulfattah Mohamed Alkherraz - Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Misurata University, Misurata, Libya
Hanan Ibrahim Shuwat - Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Misurata University, Misurata, Libya
Eman Bashir Al-Melah - Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Misurata University, Misurata, Libya

This study focuses on investigating the complexation process between N,N'-bis(salicylidene)ethylenediamine (Salen) and the metal complex [Cu(PDTC)۲] in a dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) solvent. The kinetics and thermodynamics of the substitution reaction were examined. The [Cu(PDTC)۲] complex and the Salen ligand were synthesized using a reported method, and their absorption spectra displayed characteristic peaks consistent with previous findings. The kinetics of the Cu(II) complex were studied under pseudo-first-order conditions in DMSO, with varying concentrations of Salen and a constant concentration of the [Cu(PDTC)۲] complex. Reactions were carried out at temperatures of ۲۵ °C, ۳۰ °C, and ۳۵ °C. By conducting temperature-dependent studies, the activation parameters (activation energy, activation entropy, and activation enthalpy) were determined. The substitution reaction was monitored through absorption spectra measurements, revealing a reduction in the absorption peak at ۴۳۵ nm and the appearance of a new absorption peak at ۳۶۰ nm. The rate constants obtained for the substitution reactions of salen at ۲۵ °C fell within the range of ۰.۱۶x۱۰-۱ ۱/min to ۵.۶۶x۱۰-۱ ۱/min, which was higher compared to previous investigations due to the size of the substituted ligand. The reaction was found to follow the first-order kinetics with respect to [Cu(PDTC)۲] and salen, indicating a second-order overall reaction. Increasing temperature resulted in higher values of kobs and k۲. The calculated activation parameters revealed a positive activation entropy, implying a dissociative mechanism, and a positive activation enthalpy, indicating an endothermic nature of the substitution reaction.

Schiff base, Complexation substitution reaction, Kinetics, Thermodynamics, Activation parameters