DOI: 10.1039/d6ra04805f ISSN: 2046-2069

Structural diversity of new mixed-ligand Ni( ii ) complexes derived from ciprofloxacin and 2-methylbenzimidazole: synthesis, characterization, DFT insights, antimicrobial activity and DNA gyrase B (4

Hany M. Abd El-Lateef, Huda Eltayeb, Mai M. Khalaf, Aly Abdou

New mixed ligand nickel(

ii
) complexes, NiAC ([Ni(CIP)(MIM)(OAc)]), NiPE ([Ni(CIP)(MIM)(H 2 O)]ClO 4 ), and NiCL([Ni(CIP)(MIM)(H 2 O) 2 Cl]), derived from ciprofloxacin (CIP) and 2-methylbenzimidazole (MIM), were synthesized and characterized.