Abstract

Introduction: The synthesis of copper soap (laurate), and its complex with 2-amino 6- methylbenzothiazole and their elemental and spectral analysis have been done for comparative studies using IR, NMR, Mass and ESR spectra.

Methods: The fungicidal activities, with reference to Alternaria alternata and Aspergillus niger at different concentrations by P.D.A. technique were also studied.

Results and Conclusion: The present research work comprises detailed thermal analysis using TGA technique to determine their kinetic and thermodynamic parameters by applying various equations like Freeman Carroll, Coats-Redfern equation, Horowitz-Metzger equation, Broido equation, Piloyan–Novikova equation.

Keywords: Copper surfactants, 2-amino 6- methylbenzothiazole, anti-fungal studies, lauric acid, thermodynamic parameters, horowitz-metzger.