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INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Volume 45, Issue 24, Pages 9688-9695Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/ic0605569
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We report the influence of the substituent at the N atom of the ligands on the synthesis, biological activity, and stability of Pd(II) complexes of the general formula PdL2. The compounds adopt a cis or trans configuration with respect to the substituent at the nitrogen atom. Sterically hindered substituents promote the formation of trans isomers, whereas when the nitrogen atom is unsubstituted, cis isomers are formed. The compounds were characterized by elemental analysis, infrared and H-1 NMR spectroscopies, and electrospray mass spectrometry. The complexes were also studied using X-ray diffraction and computational DFT methods. Both complexes cis-3a and trans-3c exhibit square-planar geometries around the Pd(II) atom. The cytotoxic effects of these complexes were examined on two human leukemia cell lines, HL-60 and NALM-6. Pd complex cis-3a showed significant cytotoxic activity. The effects exhibited by this complex were comparable to those reported for carboplatin. Loigand 2a was not cytotoxic. Computational analysis carried out at the PB/B3LYP/LACVP**//mPW1PW91/LanL2DZ level showed excellent correlation between the energy difference of the cis and trans isomers and the cytotoxic activity, rendering computations a useful predictive tool for the design of new drugs.
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