Syntheses and crystal structures of three salts of sparfloxacin, one incorporating extended tapes of fused pentagonal water assemblies

Holehundi J. Shankara Prasad, Devaraju, Vinaya, Yeriyur B. Basavaraju, Hemmige S. Yathirajan, Sean Parkin, L. Van Meervelt

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Abstract

Three organic salts of sparfloxacin, a difluorinated third-generation fluoroquinolone antibiotic, have been synthesized and their crystal structures determined. The salts, sparfloxacinium 4-nitrobenzoate dihydrate, C19H23F2N4O3 +·C7H4NO4 -·2H2O (I), sparfloxacinium 2-phenylacetate, C19H23F2N4O3 +·C8H7O2 - (II), and sparfloxacinium 4-methylbenzoate trihydrate, C19H23F2N4O3 +·C8H7O2 -·3H2O (III), exhibit similar inter-species packing interactions. The overall crystal structures each, however, have their own distinct characteristics, which are described here along with a Hirshfeld surface analysis of the various atom-Atom contacts involving the sparfloxacinium cations. In the crystal structure of III, an extended supramolecular tape of edge-fused hydrogen-bonded water pentagons was found. These pentagonal water and tape motifs are compared to related constructs in a broad selection of structure types, ranging from macromolecules to small molecules, clathrates, and exotic 'ice' formations on clean metal surfaces.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1257-1264
Number of pages8
JournalActa Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications
Volume78
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 30 2022

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Funding

One of the authors (HJS) is grateful to the University of Mysore for research facilities. HSY also thanks UGC for a BSR Faculty fellowship for three years.

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University Grants Commission

    Keywords

    • crystal structure
    • hydrogen bonding
    • sparfloxacin
    • sparfloxacinium salt
    • water pentagons
    • π-π stacking

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Chemistry
    • General Materials Science
    • Condensed Matter Physics

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