Hydrothermal syntheses, crystal structures and antibacterial activities of two Cu(II) complexes with quinolones

Hydrothermal reactions of ciprofloxacin with Cu(ClO4)(2)center dot 6H(2)O, and ofloxacin with Cu(CH3COO)(2 center dot)4H(2)O, yield two metal complexes: [Cu(H-Cip)(2)]center dot(ClO4)(2)center dot 6H(2)O (1) and [Cu(Ofl)(2)center dot H2O]center dot 2H(2)O (2), which were characterized by elemental analysis, IR and single crystal diffraction analyses. Compounds 1 and 2 were screened for antibacterial activities against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Candida albicans and pseudomonas aeruginosa.