A New 3d-4f Heterobimetallic Complex Based on 4,4?-Dicarboxybiphenyl Sulfone: Synthesis,Crystal Structure and Antifungal Activity

A new 3 d-4 f heterobimetallic complex [PrCu(sba)_2(Hsba)(H_2 O)_3]·H_2 O(1) based on a versatile ligand H_2 sba(H_2 sba = 4,4?-dicarboxybiphenyl sulfone) was prepared and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, elemental analysis, IR spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction indicates that complex 1 belongs to the monoclinic system, space group P2_1/n with a = 12.4642(11), b = 16.0586(16), c = 21.9678(19) ?, β = 92.888(1)o, V = 4391.4(7) ?~3, Z = 4, D_c = 1.800 g·cm~(-3), μ = 1.812 mm-1, M_r = 1190.31, F(000) = 2388, the final R = 0.0663 and wR = 0.1539 for 7737 observed reflections with I 2s(I). Complex 1 exhibits 2D network skeletons which are linked by hydrogen-bonding interactions to give a 3D supramolecular architecture. In addition, the antifungal effects of H_2 sba, metal salts and the title complex have also been studied by disc diffusion method against Colletotrichum gloeosporioides Penz. Complex 1 has better antifungal activity than H_2 sba and the corresponding metal salts. Complex 1 has potential applications in the antifungal activity.