scholarly journals Copper(II) Complexes with Tetradentate Piperazine-Based Ligands: DNA Cleavage and Cytotoxicity

Inorganics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Sebastian Doniz Kettenmann ◽  
Yvonne Nossol ◽  
Febee R. Louka ◽  
Julia R. Legrande ◽  
Elise Marine ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dna Cleavage ◽  
Molecular Structures ◽  
Spectroscopic Techniques ◽  
Cleavage Rate ◽  
X Ray Crystallography ◽  
Mechanistic Pathway ◽  
Nitrophenyl Phosphate ◽  
Oxidative Pathway ◽  
Spectrophotometric Titrations ◽  
Acetonitrile Solutions

Five-coordinate Cu(II) complexes, [Cu(Ln)X]ClO4/PF6, where Ln = piperazine ligands bearing two pyridyl arms and X = ClO4− for Ln = L1 (1-ClO4), L2 (2-ClO4), L3 (3-ClO4), and L6 (6-ClO4) as well as [Cu(Ln)Cl]PF6 for Ln = L1 (1-Cl), L4 (4-Cl), and L5 (5-Cl) have been synthesized and characterized by spectroscopic techniques. The molecular structures of the last two complexes were determined by X-ray crystallography. In aqueous acetonitrile solutions, molar conductivity measurements and UV-VIS spectrophotometric titrations of the complexes revealed the hydrolysis of the complexes to [Cu(Ln)(H2O)]2+ species. The biological activity of the Cu(II) complexes with respect to DNA cleavage and cytotoxicity was investigated. At micromolar concentration within 2 h and pH 7.4, DNA cleavage rate decreased in the order: 1-Cl ≈ 1-ClO4 > 3-ClO4 ≥ 2-ClO4 with cleavage enhancements of up to 23 million. Complexes 4-Cl, 5-Cl, and 6-ClO4 were inactive. In order to elucidate the cleavage mechanism, the cleavage of bis(4-nitrophenyl)phosphate (BNPP) and reactive oxygen species (ROS) quenching studies were conducted. The mechanistic pathway of DNA cleavage depends on the ligand’s skeleton: while an oxidative pathway was preferable for 1-Cl/1-ClO4, DNA cleavage by 2-ClO4 and 3-ClO4 predominantly proceeds via a hydrolytic mechanism. Complexes 1-ClO4, 3-ClO4, and 5-Cl were found to be cytotoxic against A2780 cells (IC50 30–40 µM). In fibroblasts, the IC50 value was much higher for 3-ClO4 with no toxic effect.

scholarly journals Integrating Chemical Crystallography into Advanced Undergraduate Laboratories

2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (a1) ◽  
pp. C1382-C1382
Author(s):  
Joseph Tanski
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Structure ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Scientific Journal ◽  
Molecular Structures ◽  
Module Structure ◽  
Spectroscopic Techniques ◽  
X Ray Crystallography ◽  
Chemical Crystallography ◽  
Structure Of Molecules ◽  
Student Projects

As scientific educators, it is important to mentor students in using state-of-the-art instrumentation and in the communication of new knowledge. Just as chemical crystallography and complimentary spectroscopic techniques such as NMR can be fast, effective tools to experimentally determine the structure of molecules and enhance students learning of molecular structure, they can also provide an inspiring opportunity for students to write short, scientific journal style reports that can be edited and published in collaboration with a mentor. This contribution will focus on incorporating X-ray crystallography into an advanced undergraduate integrated laboratory class as part of a discovery based exercise where the students do not know the identity of their small molecule organic compound, and the publication of the resulting crystal structures. The structures of some recently published examples are shown below. With examples of past student projects and published structures, topics will include: sample choice, the discovery based molecular structure determination lab module, structure validation, analysis and discussion of intermolecular interactions such as hydrogen bonding, π-stacking, halogen-halogen interactions, and C-H···X (X = O, N, halogen) interactions, and the writing of descriptions of crystal and molecular structures for publication in collaboration with undergraduate students. This work was supported by grants from the U.S. National Science Foundation, No. 0521237 & 0911324.

Synthesis, structural characterization and catalytic activity of chlororuthenium(II) complexes with substituted Schiff base/phosphine ancillary ligands

2020 ◽  
Vol 75 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 851-857
Author(s):  
Chong Chen ◽  
Fule Wu ◽  
Jiao Ji ◽  
Ai-Quan Jia ◽  
Qian-Feng Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Schiff Base ◽  
Catalytic Activity ◽  
Structural Characterization ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Molecular Structures ◽  
Cationic Complex ◽  
Neutral Complex ◽  
Ancillary Ligands ◽  
X Ray ◽  
X Ray Crystallography

AbstractTreatment of [(η6-p-cymene)RuCl2]2 with one equivalent of chlorodiphenylphosphine in tetrahydrofuran at reflux afforded a neutral complex [(η6-p-cymene)RuCl2(κ1-P-PPh2OH)] (1). Similarly, the reaction of [Ru(bpy)2Cl2·2H2O] (bpy = 2,2′-bipyridine) and chlorodiphenylphosphine in methanol gave a cationic complex [Ru(bpy)2Cl(κ1-P-PPh2OCH3)](PF6) (2), while treatment of [RuCl2(PPh3)3] with [2-(C5H4N)CH=N(CH2)2N(CH3)2] (L1) in tetrahydrofuran at room temperature afforded a ruthenium(II) complex [Ru(PPh3)Cl2(κ3-N,N,N-L1)] (3). Interaction of the chloro-bridged complex [Ru(CO)2Cl2]n with one equivalent of [Ph2P(o-C6H4)CH=N(CH2)2N(CH3)2] (L2) led to the isolation of [Ru(CO)Cl2(κ3-P,N,N-L2)] (4). The molecular structures of the ruthenium(II) complexes 1–4 have been determined by single-crystal X-ray crystallography. The properties of the ruthenium(II) complex 4 as a hydrogenation catalyst for acetophenone were also tested.

scholarly journals 4-vinylpyridine derivatives: Protonation, methylation and silver(I) coordination chemistry

2021 ◽  
pp. 174751982198965
Author(s):  
Guoqi Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Schiff Base ◽  
Coordination Chemistry ◽  
Elemental Analysis ◽  
Silver Complex ◽  
Spectroscopic Techniques ◽  
X Ray ◽  
X Ray Crystallography ◽  
Pyridine Moiety ◽  
New Compounds

( E)-4-[2-(Pyridin-4-yl)vinyl]benzaldehyde, containing both a 4-vinylpyridine and an aldehyde functionality, is utilized to develop new, highly conjugated chalcone compounds and a bis-Schiff base azine compound. The chalcone-containing compounds are further explored for their protonation, methylation and silver(I) coordination chemistry using the pyridine moiety. In parallel, a cyano-containing analogue, ( E)-4-[2-(pyridin-4-yl)vinyl]benzonitrile is also synthesized and studied for its silver(I) coordination chemistry. These new compounds are fully characterized by mass spectrometry, elemental analysis and spectroscopic techniques. The methylated product of ( E)-1-(9-anthryl)-3-{4-[2-(pyridin-4-yl)vinyl]phenyl}prop-2-en-1-one and a silver complex of ( E)-4-[2-(pyridin-4-yl)vinyl]benzonitrile are structurally determined by X-ray crystallography.

scholarly journals Donor Atom Preference of Organoruthenium and Organorhodium Cations on the Interaction with Novel Ambidentate (N,N) and (O,O) Chelating Ligands in Aqueous Solution

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (12) ◽  
pp. 3586
Author(s):  
Sándor Nagy ◽  
András Ozsváth ◽  
Attila Cs. Bényei ◽  
Etelka Farkas ◽  
Péter Buglyó
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Metal Ion ◽  
Platinum Group Metal ◽  
Molecular Structures ◽  
Chelating Ligands ◽  
Metal Ion Binding ◽  
Biologically Relevant ◽  
X Ray Crystallography ◽  
Ligand Ratio ◽  
Ph Range

Two novel, pyridinone-based chelating ligands containing separated (O,O) and (Namino,Nhet) chelating sets (Namino = secondary amine; Nhet = pyrrole N for H(L3) (1-(3-(((1H-pyrrole-2-yl)methyl)amino)propyl)-3-hydroxy-2-methylpyridin-4(1H)-one) or pyridine N for H(L5) (3-hydroxy-2-methyl-1-(3-((pyridin-2-ylmethyl)amino)propyl)pyridin-4(1H)-one)) were synthesized via reduction of the appropriate imines. Their proton dissociation processes were explored, and the molecular structures of two synthons were assessed by X-ray crystallography. These ambidentate chelating ligands are intended to develop Co(III)/PGM (PGM = platinum group metal) heterobimetallic multitargeted complexes with anticancer potential. To explore their metal ion binding ability, the interaction with Pd(II), [(η6-p-cym)Ru]2+ and [(η5-Cp*)Rh]2+ (p-cym = 1-methyl-4-isopropylbenzene, Cp* = pentamethyl-cyclopentadienyl anion) cations was studied in aqueous solution with the combined use of pH-potentiometry, NMR and HR ESI-MS. In general, organorhodium was found to form more labile complexes over ruthenium, while complexation of the (N,N) chelating set was slower than the processes of the pyridinone unit with (O,O) coordination. Formation of the organoruthenium complexes starts at lower pH (higher thermodynamic stabilities of the corresponding complexes) than for [(η5-Cp*)Rh]2+ but, due to the higher affinity of [η6-p-cym)Ru]2+ towards hydrolysis, the complexed ligands are capable of competing with hydroxide ion in a lesser extent than for the rhodium systems. As a result, under biologically relevant conditions, the rhodium binding effectivity of the ligands becomes comparable or even slightly higher than their effectivity towards ruthenium. Our results indicate that H(L3) is a less efficient (N,N) chelator for these metal ions than H(L5). Similarly, due to the relative effectivity of the (O,O) and (N,N) chelates at a 1:1 metal-ion-to-ligand ratio, H(L5) coordinates in a (N,N) manner to both cations in the whole pH range studied while, for H(L3), the complexation starts with (O,O) coordination. At a 2:1 metal-ion-to-ligand ratio, H(L3) cannot hinder the intensive hydrolysis of the second metal ion, although a small amount of 2:1 complex with [(η5-Cp*)Rh]2+ can also be detected.

scholarly journals Silylated gallium and indium chalcogenide ring systems as potential precursors to ME (E=O, S) materials

2013 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 1225-1238
Author(s):  
Iliana Medina-Ramírez ◽  
Cynthia Floyd ◽  
Joel Mague ◽  
Mark Fink
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Decomposition ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Membered Ring ◽  
Molecular Structures ◽  
Nmr Studies ◽  
X Ray ◽  
X Ray Crystallography ◽  
High Yields ◽  
Vt Nmr ◽  
State 1

AbstractThe reaction of R3M (M=Ga, In) with HESiR′3 (E=O, S; R′3=Ph3, iPr3, Et3, tBuMe2) leads to the formation of (Me2GaOSiPh3)2(1); (Me2GaOSitBuMe2)2(2); (Me2GaOSiEt3)2(3); (Me2InOSiPh3)2(4); (Me2InOSitBuMe2)2(5); (Me2InOSiEt3)2(6); (Me2GaSSiPh3)2(7); (Et2GaSSiPh3)2(8); (Me2GaSSiiPr3)2(9); (Et2GaSSiiPr3)2(10); (Me2InSSiPh3)3(11); (Me2InSSiiPr3)n(12), in high yields at room temperature. The compounds have been characterized by multinuclear NMR and in most cases by X-ray crystallography. The molecular structures of (1), (4), (7) and (8) have been determined. Compounds (3), (6) and (10) are liquids at room temperature. In the solid state, (1), (4), (7) and (9) are dimers with central core of the dimer being composed of a M2E2 four-membered ring. VT-NMR studies of (7) show facile redistribution between four- and six-membered rings in solution. The thermal decomposition of (1)–(12) was examined by TGA and range from 200 to 350°C. Bulk pyrolysis of (1) and (2) led to the formation of Ga2O3; (4) and (5) In metal; (7)–(10) GaS and (11)–(12) InS powders, respectively.

scholarly journals Synthesis and Spectral Analysis of Some Metal Ions Complexes with Mixed Ligands of Schiff Base and 1, 10-Phenanthroline

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-147
Author(s):  
Baghdad Science Journal
Keyword(s):  
Schiff Base ◽  
Metal Ions ◽  
Metal Complexes ◽  
Mass Spectrometer ◽  
Schiff Base Ligand ◽  
Metal Ion ◽  
Molecular Structures ◽  
Spectroscopic Techniques ◽  
Metal Ion Complexes ◽  
Free Schiff Base

The free Schiff base ligand (HL1) is prepared by being mixed with the co-ligand 1, 10-phenanthroline (L2). The product then is reacted with metal ions: (Cr+3, Fe+3, Co+2, Ni+2, Cu+2 and Cd+2) to get new metal ion complexes. The ligand is prepared and its metal ion complexes are characterized by physic-chemical spectroscopic techniques such as: FT-IR, UV-Vis, spectra, mass spectrometer, molar conductivity, magnetic moment, metal content, chloride content and microanalysis (C.H.N) techniques. The results show the formation of the free Schiff base ligand (HL1). The fragments of the prepared free Schiff base ligand are identified by the mass spectrometer technique. All the analysis of ligand and its metal complexes are in good agreement with the theoretical values indicating the purity of Schiff base ligand and the metal complexes. From the above data, the molecular structures for all the metal complexes are proposed to be octahedral

Click Synthesis of Shape-Persistent Azodendrimers and their Orthogonal Self-Assembly to Nanofibres

2018 ◽  
Vol 71 (6) ◽  
pp. 463 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamer El Malah ◽  
Hany F. Nour
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Molecular Structures ◽  
Side Chain ◽  
Spectroscopic Techniques ◽  
Molecular Weights ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Click Synthesis ◽  
Scanning Electron

The copper(i)-catalyzed azide–alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) reaction has been efficiently utilized to synthesize a series of dendrons with amino functionalities. The aminodendrons successfully underwent azodimerization to furnish a series of pyridyl- and phenyl-based azodendrimers with peripheral alkyl or ether side chain substituents. The molecular structures of the azodendrimers were fully assigned using different spectroscopic techniques, such as 1H NMR and 13C NMR, and the molecular weights were determined using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. The molecular self-assembly of the azodendrimers was investigated by scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy, which revealed the formation of highly ordered and uniform self-assembled nanofibres.

Übergangsmetallkomplexe mit Schwefelliganden, LXXIII. Diastereospezifische Dichlormethylierung schwefelreicher [RuII(SRR′)(PPh3)′S4]-Komplexe (SRR′ = einzähniger Thioether- oder Thiol-Ligand; ′S4′2- = 1,2-Bis(2-mercaptophenylthio)ethan(2-)) / Transition Metal Complexes with Sulfur Ligands, LXXIII. Diastereospecific Dichloromethylation of Sulfur Rich [RuII(SRR′)(PPh3)′S4] Complexes (SRR′ = Monodentate Thioether or Thiol Ligand;′S4′2- = 1,2-Bis(2-mercaptophenylthio)ethane(2-))

1991 ◽  
Vol 46 (12) ◽  
pp. 1585-1592 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dieter Sellmann ◽  
Peter Lechner ◽  
Falk Knoch ◽  
Matthias Moll
Keyword(s):  
Transition Metal ◽  
Metal Complexes ◽  
Transition Metal Complexes ◽  
Molecular Structures ◽  
X Ray ◽  
X Ray Crystallography ◽  
Thiol Ligand

Under exclusion of air the thioether and thiol complexes [Ru(SRR′)(PPh3)′S4′] (′S4′2- = 1,2-bis(2-mercaptophenylthio)ethane (2—)) easily react with CHCl3 yielding [Ru(Cl)(PPh3)(′S4′—CHCl2)] in which one thiolato atom of the ′S4′ ligand is diastereospecifically dichloromethylated. In the presence of air, however, [RuIII(Cl)(PPh3)′S4′] is formed.The molecular structures of [Ru(Cl)(PPh3)(′S4′-CHCl2)] · 2CHCl3 and [RuIII(Cl)(PPh3)′buS4′] have been determined by X-ray crystallography. ′buS4′2- (= 1,2-bis(3,5-di(t-butyl)-2-mercaptophenylthio)ethane(2-)) is the t-butyl derivative of the ′S4′ ligand. Reasons for observed diastereospecifity of alkylation are discussed.

3(5),4-Dimethyl- and 3,4,5-trimethylpyrazole at 200 K. X-ray crystallography and quantum-chemical analysis

1999 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 441-447 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lourdes Infantes ◽  
Concepción Foces-Foces ◽  
Jose Elguero
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Chemical ◽  
Molecular Structures ◽  
Asymmetric Unit ◽  
Quantum Chemical Analysis ◽  
X Ray ◽  
X Ray Crystallography ◽  
Crystal And Molecular Structures ◽  
Unit Form ◽  
Proton Disorder ◽  
Independent Molecules

The crystal and molecular structures of 3(5),4-dimethylpyrazole, C5H8N2, (I), and of 3,4,5-trimethylpyrazole, C6H10N2, (II), have been determined at 200 K. In (I) the 4,5-dimethylpyrazole tautomer is present in the solid state and the six independent molecules in the asymmetric unit form trimers via NH...N hydrogen bonds related by a pseudo centre of symmetry. The asymmetric unit of (II) contains one and a half molecules: these exhibit NH proton disorder and are hydrogen bonded to each other via their respective NH groups to form chains. Ab initio calculations at HF and B3LYP/6-31G** levels indicate that the 3,4-dimethylpyrazole tautomer is more stable than the 4,5-dimethylpyrazole tautomer by only approximately 0.5  kcal  mol−1 (1 kcal mol−1 = 4.184 kJ mol−1).

scholarly journals Mutation of outer-shell residues modulates metal ion co-ordination strength in a metalloenzyme

2010 ◽  
Vol 429 (2) ◽  
pp. 313-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jee-Loon Foo ◽  
Colin J. Jackson ◽  
Paul D. Carr ◽  
Hye-Kyung Kim ◽  
Gerhard Schenk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Metal Ion ◽  
Structural Data ◽  
Biochemical Properties ◽  
Outer Shell ◽  
Model Systems ◽  
Spectroscopic Techniques ◽  
Structural Determinants ◽  
Ion Specificity ◽  
X Ray Crystallography ◽  
Metal Ion Interactions

The metal ion co-ordination sites of many metalloproteins have been characterized by a variety of spectroscopic techniques and small-molecule model systems, revealing many important insights into the structural determinants of metal ion co-ordination. However, our understanding of this fundamentally and practically important phenomenon remains frustratingly simplistic; in many proteins it is essentially impossible to predict metal ion specificity and the effects of remote ‘outer-shell’ residues on metal ion co-ordination strength are also poorly defined. This is exemplified by our inability to explain why metalloenzymes with identical metal ion co-ordination spheres, such as the closely related orthologues of bacterial PTE (phosphotriesterase) from Agrobacterium radiobacter and Pseudomonas diminuta, display different metal ion specificity and co-ordination strength. In the present study, we present a series of PTE variants that all possess identical metal ion co-ordination spheres, yet display large differences in their metal ion co-ordination strength. Using measurement of the rates of metal ion dissociation from the active site alongside analysis of structural data obtained through X-ray crystallography, we show that ‘outer-shell’ residues provide essential support for the metal ion ligands, in effect buttressing them in their optimal orientation. Remote mutations appear to modulate metal ion interactions by increasing or decreasing the stabilizing effects of these networks. The present study therefore provides a description of how the greater protein fold can be modified to ‘tune’ the strength of metal ion co-ordination and metal ion specificity, as well as reinforcing the concept of proteins as ensembles of conformational states with unique structures and biochemical properties.

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