Synthesis, Crystal Structure, and Biological Property of a Novel Dinuclear Copper(II) Complex

The reaction of 2-acetylpyridine, cyclohexylamine and copper(II) perchlorate in methanol resulted in the dinuclear copper(II) complex [Cu2L2]2ClO(4), where L is the monoanionic form of 1-methoxy-1,3-dipyridin-2-ylbutane-1,3-diol. The complex was characterized by elemental analysis and IR spectroscopic method in the solid state. Single-crystal X-ray analysis was performed, which indicated that the complex possesses a crystallographic inversion center symmetry. The Cu atom in the complex is in a square pyramidal geometry. Thermal behavior and biological property on the bacteria strains B. subtilis, E. coli, and S. aureus of the complex were studied.