Abstract
Two new mononuclear iron(III) complexes, [Fe(HL)2](ClO 4) · (H2O)1.75· CH3CN (1) and [Fe(HL)Cl2] · DMF (2) [H2L = 3-(2-phenol)-5-(pyridin-2-yl)-1,2,4-triazole] have been synthesized and characterized by X-ray single-crystal structure analysis. The single crystal X-ray crystallographic studies reveal that the central iron atom has a distorted octahedral environment for 1 and a distorted square pyramidal geometry for 2. The DNA cleavage activity of the iron(III) complexes was measured, indicating that the six-coordinated iron(III) (complex 1) was cleavage inactive and only five-coordinated complex 2 effectively promoted the cleavage of plasmid DNA in the presence and/or absence of activating agents (peroxide oxygen) at physiological pH and temperature. The mechanism of plasmid DNA cleavage was also studied by adding standard radical scavengers.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 636-640 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Applied Organometallic Chemistry |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 1 2010 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- 1,2,4-triazole
- Crystal structure
- DNA binding
- DNA cleavage
- Iron (III) complex