cis-(Acetato-κ(2)O,O')(5,5,7,12,12,14-hexa-methyl-1,4,8,11-tetra-aza-cyclo-tetra-decane-κ(4)N,N',N'',N''')nickel(II) perchlorate monohydrate.

The complete cation in the title hydrated mol-ecular salt, [Ni(CH(3)CO(2))(C(16)H(36)N(4))]ClO(4)·H(2)O, is generated by the application of crystallographic twofold symmetry; the perchlorate anion and water mol-ecule are each disordered around a twofold axis. The Ni(II) atom exists within a cis-N(4)O(2) donor set based on a strongly distorted octa-hedron and defined by the four N atoms of the macrocyclic ligand and two O atoms of a symmetrically coordinating acetate ligand. In the crystal, hydrogen bonding (water-acetate/perchlorate O-H⋯O and amine-perchlorate N-H⋯O) leads to layers in the ab plane. The layers stack along the c axis, being connected by C-H⋯O(water) inter-actions. The crystal studied was found to be a non-merohedral twin; the minor component refined to 15.9 (6)%.

Cadmium(II) compounds of the bis-cyanoethyl derivative (LCX) of Me8[14]aneC (LC): characterization and antibacterial studies.

The isomeric ligand LC, a saturated analogue of 2,9-C-meso-Me8[14]diene, on reflux with excess acrylonitrile afforded 1,8-N-pendant cyanoethyl derivative LCX. Interaction of LCX with cadmium(II) perchlorate, nitrate, acetate, and chloride salts produced six coordinated octahedral compounds, [Cd(LCX) (ClO4)2]∙2H2O, [Cd(LCX) (NO3)2], [Cd(LCX) (CH3COO)2], and [Cd(LCX)Cl2], respectively. Further, axial substitution reactions between [Cd(LCX) (ClO4)2]∙2H2O and KI, KBr, KCl, KSCN, and NaNO2 in a 1:2 ratio yielded six coordinated octahedral compounds, [Cd(LCX)I2]∙H2O, [Cd(LCX)Br2]∙2H2O, [Cd(LCX)Cl(ClO4)]∙2H2O, [Cd(LCX) (NCS)2]∙H2O, and [Cd(LCX) (NO2) (ClO4)]∙2H2O, respectively. All of the newly prepared compounds have been characterized by analytical, spectroscopic, molar conductivity, and magnetochemical data. The crystal structure of the ligand LCX was determined by x-ray crystallography which showed the 14-membered ring to adopt an extended chair conformation. Antibacterial activities of the newly formed cadmium(II) complexes against selected bacteria showed these to exhibit moderate and selective activity with 1-4 and 8 exhibiting greatest potency against the gram negative bacterium Salmonella typhi, and 5, 6, and 7 against the gram positive bacterium Bacillus wiedmannii.