Novel class of Bi(iii) hydroxamato complexes: synthesis, urease inhibitory activity and activity against H. pylori†
Abstract
Reaction of Bi(NO3)3 with benzohydroxamic acid (Bha) and salicylhydroxamic acid (Sha) gives the novel Bi(III) complexes [Bi2(Bha-1H)2(μ-Bha-1H)2(η2-NO3)2] (1) and [Bi6(CH3OH)2(η1-NO3)2(η2-NO3)(OH2)2(Sha-1H)12](NO3)2 (2). X-ray crystal structure of 1 reveals two hydroxamato coordination modes; bidentate bridging (O, O′) and bidentate non-bridging (O, O′) and of 2 reveals one coordination mode; bidentate bridging (O, O′). 1, specifically designed to and demonstrated to inhibit the activity of urease, exhibits excellent antibacterial activity against three strains of Helicobacter pylori with MIC ≥ 16 μg mL−1.