Synthesis, structure, and antimicrobial properties of mixed-metal organometallic polyoxometalates [Cp*2M5VO17](-) (M = Mo, W)

A series of Lindqvist-type polyoxometalate (POM) compounds [Cat][Cp*2M5VO17] (M = Mo (1), W (2)) were obtained from Cp*2M2O5 and NaVO3 in a 1:10 molar ratio in an acidic aqueous-methanol medium ([Cat]: Bu4P+ (1a, 2a), Bu4N+ (1b, 2b), Ph4P+ (1c, 2c), and BuNC5H5+ (1d, 2d)). They have been structurally characterized by H-1 and P-31 NMR, FT-IR, TGA, ESI, and elemental analysis techniques which support the proposed structures. In antibacterial studies, Ph4P[Cp*2Mo5VO17] (1c) is the compound that shows the highest antimicrobial activity against both gram-positive and gram-negativebacteria.This study has been granted by the Manisa Celal Bayar University Research Projects Coordination Office through Project Grant Number (2017-168).Manisa Celal Bayar University Research Projects Coordination Office [2017-168

Synthesis, structure, electrochemical and antimicrobial properties of N,N '-bis(ferrocenylmethyl)imidazolinium salts

WOS: 000345115900057The N, N'-bis(ferrocenylmethyl)imidazolinium chloride (3) and bromide (4) were prepared by reaction of N,N'-bis(ferrocenylmethyl)ethylenediamine (2) with NH4X (X = Cl, Br). The N,N'-bis(ferrocenylmethyl)imidazolinium tetrafluoroborate (6) was obtained in two steps from compound (2). The first step involves the synthesis of N,N'-bis(ferrocenylmethyl)imidazolidine (5) by condensation of (2) with aqueous formaldehyde. Compound (5) was successfully converted to the N,N'-bis(ferrocenylmethyl)imidazolinium tetrafluoroborate (6) by treatment with tritylium tetrafluoroborate. The new compounds were characterized by H-1 and C-13 NMR, IR and elemental analysis techniques which support the proposed structures. The X-ray crystal structure of the N,N'-bis(ferrocenylmethyl)imidazolidine (5) shows two ferrocenyl moieties bridged by an imidazolidine ring. The electrochemical properties were determined by cyclic voltammetry for all compounds. The compounds were screened for their in vitro antimicrobial activities against the Gram-positive, Gram-negative bacteria and antifungal activity against a Candida albicans. (3), (4), (6) show significant antimicrobial activity and theirs MIC values ranged from 169 to 520 mu g/mL. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.Celal Bayar UniversityCelal Bayar University [BAP 2011-033, BAP 2012-078]This work was financially supported by Celal Bayar University (BAP 2011-033, BAP 2012-078). We thank Prof. Stephen T. Astley of Ege University for assistance in checking the English language of the manuscript and Asst. Prof. Dr. Suleyman Kocak for helpful discussion on CV studies