Synthesis, Crystallographic Structure, Hirshfeld Surface Analysis, Drug-likeness Properties and Molecular Docking Studies of New Oxime-pyridine Compounds

A detailed description of the two new pyridine ligands, (2E,3Z)-3-[2-(3-chloropyridin-2-yl)hydrazinylidene]-N-hydroxybutan-2-imine and 3-chloro-2-{(2Z)-2-[1-(4 nitrophenyl)ethylidene]hydrazinyl}, is reported. The synthesized compounds were characterized by spectroscopic studies, spectral features were performed by TD-DFT calculations. New-generation pyridine ligand of HL2 was also determinate by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and Hirshfeld surface analysis with two-dimensional fingerprint plots was used to analyze intermolecular interactions in crystals. Molecular-docking was performed to investigate the binding areas of chemical compounds, and the results showed the inhibitory activity of the studied HL1 and HL2 against E. coli. The results of the current study revealed the drug-likeness and bioactive properties of the ligands.