title: Binuclear Rhodium(II) Complexes With Selective Antibacterial Activity.
abstract: Binuclear rhodium(II) complexes [Rh(2)Cl(2)(mu-OOCR)(2)(N-N)(2)] {R = H, Me; N-N = 2,2'-bipyridine (bpy), 1,10-phenanthroline (phen)} and [Rh(2)(mu-OOCR)(2)(N-N)(2)(H(2)O)(2)](RCOO)(2) (R = Me, Et;) have been synthesized and their structure and properties have been studied by electronic, IR and (1)H NMR spectroscopy. Antibacterial activity of these complexes against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus has been investigated. The most active antibacterial agents against E. coli were [Rh(2)Cl(2)(mu-OOCR)(2)(N-N)(2)] and [Rh(2)(mu-OOCR)(2)(N-N)(2)(H(2)O)(2)](RCOO)(2) {R = H and Me} which were considerably more active than the appropriate nitrogen ligands. The complexes show low activity against S. aureus. The activity of the complexes [Rh(2)(OOCR)(2)(N-N)(2)(H(2)O)(2)](OOCR)(2) against E. coli decreases in the series: R=H congruent withCH(3)>C(2)H(5)>C(3)H(7) congruent withC(4)H(9). The reverse order was found in the case of S. aureus.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Microbiology University of Wrocław 63/77 Przybyszewskiego Wrocław 51-148 Poland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bień
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Lachowicz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rybka
authors.forename: F P
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Pruchnik
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authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Trynda