Synthesis, characterisation, and biological activity of the ruthenium complexes of the N4-tetradentate (N4-TL), 1,6-Di(29-pyridyl)-2,5-dimethyl-2,5-diazahexane (picenMe2)

Aleksandra Bjelosevic, Jennette Sakoff, Jayne Gilbert, Yingjie Zhang, Christopher Gordon, Janice R. Aldrich-Wright

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Abstract

A series of complexes of the type rac-[Ru(N4-TL)(PL)]2+ (where N4-TL"‰="‰1,6-di(2"²-pyridyl)-2,5-dimethyl-2,5-diazahexane (picenMe2, N4-TL-2) and PL"‰="‰1,10-phenanthroline (phen, Ru-2), dipyrido[3,2-d:2"²,3"²-f]quinoxaline (dpq, Ru-3), 7,8-dimethyl-dipyrido[3,2-a:2"²,3"²-c]phenazine (dppzMe2, Ru-4), 2-phenyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-f][1,10]phenanthroline (phenpyrBz, Ru-5), 2-(p-tolyl)-1H-imidazo[4,5-f][1,10]phenanthroline (phenpyrBzMe, Ru-6), and 2-(4-nitrophenyl)-1H-imidazo[4,5-f][1,10]phenanthroline (phenpyrBzNO2, Ru-7), were synthesised. All structures were confirmed using NMR, electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry (ESI-MS), high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), and UV analysis and for four complexes X-ray crystallography. The in"‰vitro cytotoxicity assays revealed that Ru-6 was 5, 10, and 40-fold more potent than oxaliplatin, cisplatin, and carboplatin, respectively.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)956-968
Number of pages13
JournalAustralian Journal of Chemistry
Volume73
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2020

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Keywords

  • ligands (biochemistry)
  • metal complexes
  • ruthenium compounds
  • synthesis

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