Table 1. Elemental analysis and spectral characterization for the ligand and its metal complex.

Ligand Elemental Analysis	Analytical Calculated: C, 64.07; H, 6.79; N, 13.59.
	Found: C, 64.02; H, 6.75; N, 13.53.
IR (KBr)v(OH), 3397; v(C = N), 1576; v(C OO−)1506.
UV-Vis (DMSO), λ max (€ Mol−1 cm−1):	280 nm (9333,(π → π*); 343 nm (11433, (n → π*)
1H-NMR (DMSO-d6) (s, 1H, azomethyne), 8.45 (s, 1H, OH)	3.044 (s, 6H, CH3), 7.50–7.24 (4H, ArH), 7.94
Complex Elemental Analysis	Analytical Calculated: C, 33.93; H, 6.68; N, 7.19
Found: C, 33.90; H, 6.55; N, 7.00
IR (ATR cm21)	v(OH), 3465; v(C = N), 1611; v(C OO−), 1556v(M-N), 596v(M-O)678.
UV-Vis (DMSO)	300 (π → π*); 380 (n → π*); 520 (d → d*).
1H-NMR (DMSO-d6)3.35 (s, 6H, CH3), 6.78–7.02 (4H, ArH), 8.4 (s, 1H, azmthen),