Accepted Manuscript Synthesis, structural investigations, DFT, molecular docking and antifungal studies of transition metal complexes with benzothiazole based Schiff base ligands Ranjan K. Mohapatra, Ashish K. Sarangi, Mohammad Azam, Marei M. El-ajaily, Md. Kudrat-E-Zahan, Suyanbhu B. Patjoshi, Dhruba C. Dash PII: S0022-2860(18)31265-1 DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2018.10.070 Reference: MOLSTR 25799 To appear in: Journal of Molecular Structure Received Date: 15 August 2018 Accepted Date: 22 October 2018 Please cite this article as: Ranjan K. Mohapatra, Ashish K. Sarangi, Mohammad Azam, Marei M. El- ajaily, Md. Kudrat-E-Zahan, Suyanbhu B. Patjoshi, Dhruba C. Dash, Synthesis, structural investigations, DFT, molecular docking and antifungal studies of transition metal complexes with benzothiazole based Schiff base ligands, (2018), doi: 10.1016/j. Journal of Molecular Structure molstruc.2018.10.070 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.