Synthesis, structure and DNA cleavage of mononuclear Fe(III) complexes with 1,2,4-triazole-base ligand

Hui Liu, Ying Ying Kou, Li Feng, Dong Dong Li, Chun Yan Gao, Jin Lei Tian, Jing Yan Zhang, Shi Ping Yan

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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 languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)636-640
Number of pages5
JournalApplied Organometallic Chemistry
Volume24
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2010
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • 1,2,4-triazole
  • Crystal structure
  • DNA binding
  • DNA cleavage
  • Iron (III) complex

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