Crystal structures, DFT calculations and biological activities of three mercury complexes from a pentadentate thioether ligand

In the present work, three Hg(II) complexes [Hg(L)Cl2], [Hg(L)] · (ClO4)2 and [Hg2(L)2](ClO4)2 · H2O of 2, 6-bis (8-quinolinylthiomethyl) pyridine (L) have been prepared and structurally characterized. The microbial activity of the ligand and three Hg(II) complexes were determined.