Water-soluble silver(I) complexes of (R)-(+)- and (S
)-(−)-2-pyrrolidone-5-carboxylic acid and their antimicrobial activities. Chiral helical polymer and polymer sheet structures in the solid-state formed by self-assembly of dimeric [Ag(Hpyrrld)]2 cores
Abstract
The synthesis and characterization of two water-soluble silver(I) complexes {[Ag(R-Hpyrrld)]2}n1 and {[Ag2(R-Hpyrrld)(S-Hpyrrld)]}n2 [R- and S-H2pyrrld = (R)-(+)- and (S)-(−)-2-pyrrolidone-5-carboxylic acid, respectively] showing wide ranging effective antimicrobial activity are described and their crystal structures determined. Single-crystal