One pot synthesis of two potent Ag(I) complexes with quinoxaline ligand, X-ray structure, Hirshfeld analysis, antimicrobial, and antitumor investigations.

In one pot, the self-assembly of AgNO and 2-chloroquinoxaline (2Cl-quinox) in water-ethanol mixture afforded two novel crystalline Ag(I) complexes. The major product is the polymeric complex [Ag(2Cl-quinox)(NO)]; (1), while the minor product (2) comprises two molecules which are the monomeric [Ag(2Cl-quinox)(NO)]; (2a) and polymeric [Ag(2Cl-quinox)(NO)]; (2b) complexes. The single crystal X-ray structure revealed that 1 and 2b are made up of two-dimensional infinite sheets.