Synthesis, crystal structure and studies on the interaction with albumin of a new silver(I) complex based on 2-(4-nitrobenzenesulfonamido)benzoic acid

Abstract

In the present work, the two‐dimensional (2D) polymer poly[[μ4‐2‐(4‐nitrobenzenesulfonamido)benzoato‐κ4O1:O1:O1′:N6]silver(I)] (AgL), [Ag(C13H9N2O6S)]n, was obtained from 2‐(4‐nitrobenzenesulfonamido)benzoic acid (HL), C13H10N2O6S. FT–IR, 1H and 13C{1H} NMR spectroscopic analyses were used to characterize both compounds. The crystal structures of HL and AgL were determined by single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction. In the structure of HL, O—H…O hydrogen bonds between neighbouring molecules result in the formation of dimers, while the silver(I) complex shows polymerization associated with the O atoms of three distinct deprotonated ligands (L−). Thus, the structure of the Ag complex can be considered as a coordination polymer consisting of a one‐dimensional linear chain, constructed by carboxylate bridging groups, running parallel to the b axis. Neighbouring polymeric chains are further bridged by Ag—C monohapto contacts, resulting in a 2D framework. Fingerprint analysis of the Hirshfeld surfaces show that O…H/H…O hydrogen bonds are responsible for the most significant contacts in the crystal packing of HL and AgL, followed by the H…H and O…C/C…O interactions. The Ag…Ag, Ag…O/O…Ag and Ag…C/C…Ag interactions in the Hirshfeld surface represent 12.1% of the total interactions in the crystal packing. Studies of the interactions of the compounds with human serum albumin (HSA) indicated that both HL and AgL interact with HSA.