The Crystal Structure of a Gatifloxacin Complex and its Fluorescent Property

The hydrothermal reaction of Cd(ClO4)2·6H2O and Gatifloxacin(Gati) affords a binuclear complex of Gatifloxacin, [Cd(Gati)(py)3]2·(ClO4)4 (1), which is characterized by X-ray crystallographic analysis, IR and fluorescent spectroscopy. Crystal data for 1, C34H36CdCl2FN6O12: monoclinic, P21/c, a = 18.3642(5), b = 12.8156(4), c = 16.7210(5) A, β = 97.931(1)°, V = 3897.6(2) A3, Z = 4. The local surrounding of the CdII ion is a slightly distorted octahedron. Solid-state fluorescence measurements of 1 at room temperature show an emission peak at 439 nm.