Spectral studies and antimicrobial activities of some (E)-N-(substituted benzylidene)-2,6-diisopropylanilines

A series of Schiff’s base compounds were synthesized from 2,6-di(propan-2-yl) aniline with substituted aromatic aldehydes. The structures of all the synthesized compounds were characterized by physical constants, IR and NMR spectroscopic techniques. All the observed IR frequencies νC=N (cm-1), NMR δ(ppm) of C-H & C=N chemical shifts have been correlated with Hammett substituent constants and F and R parameters using single and multi-linear regression analyses in order to study the effect of substituents on these spectral data has been studied. All the synthesized Schiff’s base compounds were screened for their antimicrobial activity by disc diffusion method.