Two Tetrabromocuprate(II) Salts with Substituted Benzyl Pyridinium: Syntheses, Weak Interactions, Crystal Structures, and Antibacterial Properties

Abstract

Two tetrabromocuprate (II) salts with substituted benzyl pyridinium, [BzPy]2[CuBr4](1) and [4NO2BzPy]2[CuBr4](2) ([BzPy]+ = 1-benzylpyridinium; [4NO2BzPy]+ = 1-(4′-nitrobenzy- lpyridinium), were synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR, MS, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The two salts comprise a [CuBr4]2−anion and two cations, and the [CuBr4]2−anion exhibits a distorted tetrahedral coordination geometry. The weak interactions such as p…π, π…π, C-H…π, C−H…Br or C−H…O hydrogen bonds play important roles in the stacking and stabilization of the two salts, and give rise to a 3D network structure. In addition, the two salts show good antibacterial activities for colibacillus, aurococcus, bacillus subtilus and bacillus thuringiensis.