Pyridine aided progression from amorphous to crystalline bis([5-(aryl)-1-diazenyl]quinolin-8-olato)zinc(II) compounds − Solution and solid-state structural characterization, nanoparticle formation and antibacterial activity

Ten new zinc(II) compounds, viz. [Zn(LQ)2(4-MePy)2]·H2O (1), [Zn(LMeAQ)2(Py)2]·C6H6 (2a), [Zn(LMeAQ)2(H2O)2] (2b), [Zn(LOMeAQ)2(H2O)2] (3), [Zn(LEtAQ)2(3-MePy)2] (4), [Zn(LOEtAQ)2(4-MePy)2]·0.5C6H7N (5a), [Zn(LOEtAQ)2(H2O)2] (5b), [Zn(LNMe2AQ)2(Py)2]·1.5C6H6·H2O (6), [Zn(LCAQ)2(Py)] (7) and [Zn(LBAQ)2(Py)] (8) (primary ligands: LQ = quinolin-8-olate and LXAQ = 4-substituted 5-[(E)-2-(aryl)-1-diazenyl]quinolin-8-olate; secondary ligands: Py =...