Patent ID: 8648205

Claim:
A silver complex of an N-heterocyclic carbene compound, wherein the silver complex of an N-heterocyclic carbene is a compound according to any of the Formulas shown below: where R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 6 , and R 7 , if present, are each independently selected from hydrogen; hydroxy; C 1 to C 12 alkyl; C 1 to C 12 substituted alkyl; C 3 to C 12 cycloalkyl; C 3 to C 12 substituted cycloalkyl; C 2 to C 12 alkenyl; C 3 to C 12 cycloalkenyl; C 3 to C 12 substituted cycloalkenyl; C 2 to C 12 alkynyl; C 6 to C 12 aryl; C 5 to C 12 substituted aryl; C 6 to C 12 arylalkyl; C 6 to C 12 alkylaryl; C 3 to C 12 heterocyclic; C 3 to C 12 substituted heterocyclic; C 1 to C 12 alkoxy; C 1 to C 12 alcohols; C 1 to C 12 carboxy; biphenyl; C 1 to C 6 alkyl biphenyl; C 2 to C 6 alkenyl biphenyl; or C 2 to C 6 alkynyl biphenyl, or a halogen, and where R 5 is selected from fluoroquinolone compounds; steroids; anti-inflammatory compounds; anti-fungal compounds; anti-bacterial compounds; H 2 receptor antagonist compounds; chemotherapy compounds; tumor suppressor compounds; or a C 1 to C 16 alkyl group substituted with a heteroatom, where the heterotatom is selected from S, O, or N; or C 1 to C 16 alkyl heteroatom groups where the heterotatom is selected from S, O, or N.