Two heterocyclic Schiff bases were synthesized via the condensation reactions of primary amines with carbonyl compounds. 2-[（4-pyridylmethylene）-amino] phenol （compound 1） was synthesized by the interaction of 4-pyridinecarboxaldehyde with o-aminophenol in ethanol solvent; N,N＇-bis（3-（furan-2-yl）allylidene）benzene-1,4-diamin （compound 2） was synthesized by the interaction of 3-（2-furyl）acrolein with p-phenylenediamine in ethanol medium. The compounds were characterized by elemental analysis, IR, MS and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Compound 1 （C12H10N2O） crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group P21/c with α = 7.0771（7）, b = 7.2820（7）, c = 19.849（2）, b = 96.3390（10）°, V = 1016.66（17） ？3, Z = 4, Mr = 198.22, Dc = 1.295 g/cm3, F（000） = 416, GOOF = 1.060, m = 0.085 mm-1, the final R = 0.0371 and wR = 0.0929 for 1497 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）. Compound 2 （C20H16N2O2） crystallizes in the orthorhombic system, space group Fdd2 with α = 26.344（15）, b = 48.50（3）, c = 5.293（3）, V = 6764（7） ？3, Z = 16, Mr = 316.35, Dc = 1.243 g/cm3, F（000） = 2656, GOOF = 1.043, m = 0.081 mm-1, the final R = 0.0526 and wR = 0.1267 for 2059 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）. 1 and 2 molecules are connected through hydrogen bonds to generate a 2D network and a 1D chain structure, respectively. The preliminary antibacterial activity results showed that the title compounds display excellent antibacterial activities to Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis.
Single crystals of two 1,3-phenylenebis（oxy）diacetic acid（C10H10O8） compounds 1 and 2 were obtained via slow evaporation.The compounds were characterized by elemental analysis,IR and single-crystal X-ray diffraction.Compound 1（C10H14O8） crystallizes in the triclinic system,space group P1 with a = 6.3751（6）,b = 8.5311（8）,c = 11.4510（11）A,α = 93.3650（10）,β = 105.3190（10）,γ = 97.2140（10）°,V = 593.15（10） A^3,Z = 2,Mr = 262.21,Dc = 1.468 g/cm^3,F（000） = 276,GOOF = 1.005,° = 0.129 mm^-1,the final R = 0.0361 and w R = 0.0802 for 1854 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）.Compound 2（C30H28N2O12） crystallizes in the triclinic system,space group P1 with a = 9.7416（13）,b = 11.839（2）,c = 12.9828（13） A,α = 74.191（4）,β = 77.953（2）,γ = 74.726（3）°,V = 1374.5（3） A^3,Z = 2,Mr = 608.54,Dc = 1.470 g/cm^3,F（000） = 636,GOOF = 1.061,° = 0.115 mm^-1,the final R = 0.0500 and w R = 0.1221 for 3966 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）.Both compounds 1 and 2 exhibit 3D supramolecular structures under hydrogen bonding interactions.The results of preliminary antibacterial activity show that the title compounds display moderate antibacterial activities against the tested gram positive bacteria（S.aureus,C.albicans and B.subtilis） and gram negative bacteria（E.coli and P.aeruginosa）.
Single crystals of two Schiff base compounds 1 and 2 derived from 1-amino-2-hydroxypropane were obtained via condensation reaction of an amine and a reactive carbonyl group. The compounds were characterized by elemental analysis, IR and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Compound 1(C(10)H(13)NO2) crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group P21 with a = 4.487(9), b = 10.913(2), c = 9.886(19) ?, β = 97.823(3)o, V = 479.59(16) ?~3, Z = 2, Mr = 179.21, Dc = 1.241 g/cm^3, F(000) = 192, GOOF = 1.005, μ = 0.087 mm^(-1), the final R = 0.0328 and wR = 0.0738 for 1721 observed reflections with I > 2σ(I). Compound 2(C(14)H(20)N2O2) crystallizes in orthorhombic system, space group Pbca with a = 6.295(2), b = 7.290(3), c = 30.519(11) ?, V = 1400.5(9)?~3, Z = 8, Mr = 248.32, Dc = 1.178 g/cm^3, F(000) = 536, GOOF = 1.125, μ = 0.079 mm^(-1), the final R = 0.0871 and w R = 0.1748 for 1307 observed reflections with I > 2σ(I). Compound 1 exhibits a 3D supramolecular structure and compound 2 show a 3D supramolecular structure under hydrogen bonding interactions. Furthermore, the infrared stealthy performance of two Schiff base compounds and their Fe(Ⅲ) complexes were studied. The results show that their Fe(Ⅲ) complexes show lower infrared emissivity than corresponding Schiff base compounds, and the lowest infrared emissivity reaches to 0.657.
