Synthesis, structural analysis and antimicrobial activities of novel water soluble ionic liquids derived from N-heterocyclic Carbene salts

Six N-heterocyclic Carbene based Ionic Liquids (ILs) have been synthesized by conventional methods. The ILs were spectroscopically characterized by NMR and FT-IR techniques. Their in vitro antimicrobial activities were determined towards gram-positive and gram-negative bacterias and yeast strains using minimum inhibition concentration (MIC) assay. The best inhibition performances were obtained with compound 1 due to its more hydrophilic nature compared with the others. It exhibited 1 mg L-1 MIC value against to the most bacteria while the others showed 4 mg L-1.