3,3′-Methylenedisalicylic
acid (MDS) was synthesized and
ascertained on the basis of elemental analyses (C, H) and spectral
measurements (IR, mass,
1
H NMR, and UV–vis). Moreover,
the prepared MDS compound has been assayed for its antimicrobial action
against the growth of fungi as well as Gram-positive and Gram-negative
bacteria. The results demonstrated the possibility of its usefulness
to restrain the growth of both fungi and bacteria, whereas MDS showed
its best impact against
Candida albicans
. The inhibitive impact of MDS on the corrosion of aluminum (Al)
in concentrated sodium chloride solution (3.5 wt % NaCl) has been
investigated. The corrosion work was done by potentiodynamic cyclic
polarization, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, and chronoamperometric
current–time measurements and complemented by scanning electron
microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray investigations. It was found
that MDS molecules protect the aluminum against corrosion, and its
ability increases with the increase of concentration from 5 ×
10
–5
to 1 × 10
–4
M and further
to 5 × 10
–4
M. The electrochemical results
were supported by the morphological analysis and proved that the presence
of MDS inhibits the uniform and pitting corrosion of Al in the chloride
solutions.