Synthesis, molecular structure, spectral properties and antifungal activity of polymethylene-α,ω-bis(N,N- dimethyl-N-dodecyloammonium bromides).

Hexamethylene-1,6-bis-(N,N-dimethyl-N-dodecylammonium bromide), pentamethylene-1,5-bis(N,N-dimethyl-N-dodecylammonium bromide), tetramethylene-1,4-bis(N,N-dimethyl-N-dodecylammonium bromide), trimethylene-1,3-bis(N,N-dimethyl-N-dodecylammonium bromide) and ethylene-1,2-bis(N,N-dimethyl-N-dodecylammonium bromide) have been obtained and characterized by FTIR and NMR spectroscopy. DFT calculations have also been carried out. The optimized bond lengths, bond angles and torsion angles calculated by Hartree-Fock/3-21G(d,p) approach have been presented. MIC values for A. niger, P. chrysogenum, C. albicans have been determined and the relationship between MIC and spacer length has been discussed.