Heterobimetallic nickel(II) and palladium(II) complexes derived from S-benzyl-N- (ferrocenyl)methylenedithiocarbazate: Trypanocidal activity and interaction with Trypanosoma cruzi Old Yellow Enzyme (TcOYE).

Reactions of Ni(II) and Pd(II) precursors with S-benzyl-N-(ferrocenyl)methylenedithiocarbazate (HFedtc) led to the formation of heterobimetallic complexes of the type [M(Fedtc)] (M = Ni and Pd). The characterization of the compounds involved the determination of melting point, FTIR, UV-Vis, H NMR, elemental analysis and electrochemical experiments. Furthermore, the crystalline structures of HFedtc and [Ni(Fedtc)] were determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction.