Electronic, infrared, mass, 1H NMR spectral studies of the charge-transfer complexes of sulphonamide drugs with π-acceptors in acetonitrile

The rapid interaction between sulphonamides (sulphamethoxazole (SMZ), sulphaguanidine (SGD), sulphaquinoxaline sodium (SQX) and sulphadimidine sodium (SDD)) as n-electron donors with the 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone (DDQ) and 2,5-dichloro-3,6-dihydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone (chloranilic acid, p-CLA) as π-acceptors resulted in the formation of 1:1 charge-transfer complexes as the final products with the formula [(drug) (acceptor)]. The final products of the reactions have been isolated and characterized using FT-IR, 1H NMR, mass spectroscopy and elemental analyses as well as photometric measurements and thermogravimetric analysis (TG). The stoichiometry and apparent formation constants of the complexes formed were determined by applying the conventional spectrophotometric molar ratio method.