Synthesis, characterization, DNA binding and cleavage studies of Ru(II) complexes containing oxime ligands

Nataraj Chitrapriya, Viswanathan Mahalingam, Matthias Zeller, Hyosun Lee, Karuppannan Natarajan

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Abstract

The Ru(II) precursors, [RuHCl(CO)(EPh3)3] (E = P or As) when reacted with some well known monoxime and dioxime ligands in ethanolic solution afforded the new complexes of the types [RuCl(CO)(EPh3) 2L1], [RuH(CO)(EPh3)2L2] and [RuCl(CO)(EPh 3)2L3] ((H1L1) = diacetylmonoxime, (H 1L2) = dimethylglyoxime and (H2L3) = benzoiloxime). The ligands coordinated in a bidentate chelate mode forming a five membered chelate ring. The molecular structures of two of the complexes have been determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction study. The structural determination confirms the deprotonation of the oxime function. Examination of all the complexes by cyclic voltammetry showed the occurrence of some quasi-reversible redox reactions owing to changes in the oxidation state of the central metal atoms. Structural assignments are supported by combination of IR, UV-Vis, 1H NMR and elemental analyses. In addition, the DNA binding properties and cleavage efficiency of new complexes have been tested.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)30-38
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Molecular Structure
Volume984
Issue number1-3
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Dec 2010

Keywords

  • DNA binding and cleavage
  • Electrochemistry
  • Oximato oxygen
  • Ru(II) oxime complexes
  • X-ray crystal structures

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