Volume 24, Issue 9 pp. 636-640
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Synthesis, structure and DNA cleavage of mononuclear Fe(III) complexes with 1,2,4-triazole-base ligand

Hui Liu

Hui Liu

Department of Chenistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, People's Republic of China

School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, People's Republic of China

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Ying-ying Kou

Ying-ying Kou

Department of Chenistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, People's Republic of China

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Li Feng

Li Feng

Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300193, People's Republic of China

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Dong-dong Li

Dong-dong Li

Department of Chenistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, People's Republic of China

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Chun-Yan Gao

Chun-Yan Gao

Department of Chenistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, People's Republic of China

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Jin-lei Tian

Corresponding Author

Jin-lei Tian

Department of Chenistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, People's Republic of China

Department of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, People's Republic of China.Search for more papers by this author
Jing-yan Zhang

Jing-yan Zhang

School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, People's Republic of China

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Shi-ping Yan

Corresponding Author

Shi-ping Yan

Department of Chenistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, People's Republic of China

Department of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, People's Republic of China.Search for more papers by this author
First published: 28 April 2010
Citations: 12

Abstract

Two new mononuclear iron(III) complexes, [Fe(HL)2](ClO4) · (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. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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