Cd(II) complexation with 1,1-dithiolate and nitrogen donors: synthesis, luminescence, crystal structure, and antifungal activity study

A new luminescent complex of Cd(II) with 1,1-dicyanoethylene-2,2-dithiolate [i-MNT2− = {S2C : C(CN)2}2−] with 1,3-diaminopropane (tn) and 4-methyl pyridine (γ-picoline) as secondary ligands has been synthesized and characterized on the basis of spectroscopy and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that cadmium(II) is five coordinate in a 1-D polymer. Biological screening effects in vitro of the synthesized complex has been tested against five fungi Synchytrium endobioticum, Pyricularia oryzae, Helminthosporium oryzae, Candida albicans (ATCC10231), and Trichophyton mentagrophytes by the disk diffusion method. A comparative study of inhibition zone values of K2i-MNT·H2O and {[Cd(tn)(iMNT)(4-MePy)]·4H2O}n (1) indicates that the complex exhibits antifungal activity, whereas K2i-MNT·H2O became silent on S. endobioticum, P. oryzae, H. oryzae, C. albicans (ATCC10231), and T. mentagrophytes.