Silver(I) complexes with 1,10-phenanthroline-based ligands: the influence of epoxide function on the complex structure and biological activity

Publication date: Available online 13 December 2019Source: Inorganica Chimica ActaAuthor(s): Sonja Ž. Đurić, Marija Mojicevic, Sandra Vojnovic, Hubert Wadepohl, Tina P. Andrejević, Nevena Lj. Stevanović, Jasmina Nikodinovic-Runic, Miloš I. Djuran, Biljana Đ. GlišićAbstractIn a continuing search for a novel metal-containing antimicrobial agents, the present study reports the synthesis, characterization and biological evaluation of two silver(I) complexes with 1,10-phenanthroline-based ligands, [Ag(1,10-phen)2]CF3COO.H2O (Ag1) and [Ag(CF3COO)(5,6-epoxy-1,10-phen)]2 (Ag2), 1,10-phen is 1,10-phenanthroline and 5,6-epoxy-1,10-phen is 5,6-epoxy-5,6-dihydro-1,10-phenanthroline. The complexes were characterized by different spectroscopic techniques (IR, 1H and 13C NMR and UV-Vis), while the crystal structure of Ag2 complex was determined by a single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The spectroscopic data confirmed that the structure of Ag1 complex, with silver(I) ion tetrahedrally coordinated by two bidentate 1,10-phen ligands, is in accordance to the previous report (S.E. Paramonov et al, 2003). The crystallographic results showed that in dinuclear Ag2 complex, both Ag(I) ions are coordinated bidentately by 5,6-epoxy-1,10-phen and monodentately by trifluoroacetate, with presence of the short Ag∙∙∙Ag contact of 2.963 Å. Both silver(I) complexes were evaluated in vitro for antimicrobial activity against four bacterial and four Candida species, showing selectivity to...
Source: Inorganica Chimica Acta - Category: Chemistry Source Type: research