Synthesis, Structures, and Antibacterial Activities of Two Methanol Coordinated Zinc Complexes with Tetradentate Bis-Schiff Bases

Two methanol coordinated zinc(II) complexes, [Zn(L-1)(MeOH)] (I) and [Zn(L-2)(MeOH)] (II), where L-1 and L-2 are the dianionic form of N,N'-bis(5-fluorosalicylidene)ethane-1,2-diamine and N,N'-bis(5-fluorosalicylidene)propane-1,2-diamine, respectively, have been synthesized and characterized by physical chemical methods and single crystal X-ray diffraction (CIF files CCDC nos. 950907 (I) and 950908 (II)). Crystallographic data for I: triclinic, P , a = 8.8765(8), b = 9.6577(9), c = 10.5117(9) , alpha = 114.590(2)A degrees, beta = 91.648(3)A degrees, gamma = 97.114(3)A degrees, V = 809.87(13) (3), Z = 2, R (1) = 0.0307, wR (2) = 0.0698. Crystallographic data for II: orthorhombic, Pca2(1), a = 22.946(2), b = 7.6942(7), c = 9.6234(8) , V = 1699.0(2) (3), Z = 4, R (1) = 0.0320, wR (2) = 0.0676. X-ray crystal structural study indicated that the coordination environment around each zinc(II) atom in the complexes is a five-coordinated distorted pyramid in which the apical position is occupied by a methanol oxygen atom, and the basal plane is defined by the nitrogen and oxygen donor atoms of the Schiff base ligand. The antibacterial activities of the complexes were assayed.