Effects of ligand planarity on the interaction of polypyridyl Ru(ii) complexes with DNA
作者:Hong Xu、Kang-Cheng Zheng、Yao Chen、Yi-Zhi Li、Li-Jun Lin、Hong Li、Pei-Xin Zhang、Liang-Nian Ji
DOI:10.1039/b300353a
日期:——
Two new polypyridyl ligands containing substituent Br at different positions in the phenyl ring, OBIP OBIP = 2-(2-bromophenyl)imidazo[4,5-f]-1,10-phenanthroline}, PBIP PBIP = 2-(4-bromophenyl)imidazo[4,5-f]-1,10-phenanthroline} and their Ru(II) complexes, [Ru(dmp)2(OBIP)]2+1 and [Ru(dmp)2(PBIP)]2+2
(dmp = 2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline), have been synthesized and characterized. The binding of the two complexes to calf thymus DNA (CT DNA) has been investigated by spectrophotometric methods, viscosity measurements, as well as equilibrium dialysis and circular dichroism spectroscopy. Theoretical calculations for the two complexes were also carried out applying the density functional theory (DFT) method. The structure of complex 1 has been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction techniques. The imidazo[4,5-f]-1,10-phenanthroline moiety is not coplanar with the 2-bromophenyl ring, having a dihedral angle of 48.6° in the OBIP ligand. The twisted conformation has been further confirmed by theoretical calculations, in which this dihedral angle is 48.2°. The theoretical calculations also suggest that the PBIP ligand in complex 2 is essentially planar (dihedral angle is 0.4°). The experimental results show that while complex 1 binds to CT DNA via a semi-intercalative mode, complex 2 strongly binds to CT DNA through intercalation. Complex 2 is thus a much better candidate as an enantioselective binder to CT DNA than complex 1. Some experimental regularities or trends have been reasonably explained by the theoretical results. These suggest that the planarity of the intercalated ligand has significant effects on the spectral properties and the DNA-binding behavior of the complexes, and that the DFT method can be used effectively to explain and predict some regularities or trends in the interaction of polypyridyl Ru(II) complexes with DNA.
两个在苯环不同位置含有取代基 Br 的新聚吡啶基配体,OBIP OBIP = 2-(2-溴苯基)咪唑并[4,5-f]-1,10-菲咯啉},PBIP PBIP = 2-(4 -溴苯基)咪唑并[4,5-f]-1,10-菲咯啉}及其 Ru(II) 配合物,[Ru(dmp)2(OBIP)]2+1 和 [Ru(dmp)2(PBIP)] 2+2
(dmp = 2,9-二甲基-1,10-菲咯啉)已合成并表征。通过分光光度法、粘度测量以及平衡透析和圆二色光谱法研究了两种复合物与小牛胸腺 DNA (CT DNA) 的结合。还应用密度泛函理论(DFT)方法对这两种配合物进行了理论计算。配合物1的结构已通过单晶X射线衍射技术确定。咪唑并[4,5-f]-1,10-菲咯啉部分与2-溴苯环不共面,在OBIP配体中具有48.6°的二面角。理论计算进一步证实了这种扭曲构象,其中二面角为48.2°。理论计算还表明配合物2中的PBIP配体基本上是平面的(二面角为0.4°)。实验结果表明,复合物1通过半嵌入模式与CT DNA结合,而复合物2通过嵌入模式与CT DNA强烈结合。因此,与复合物 1 相比,复合物 2 是 CT DNA 对映选择性结合剂更好的候选者。理论结果已经合理地解释了一些实验规律或趋势。这表明插层配体的平面性对配合物的光谱性质和DNA结合行为有显着影响,DFT方法可以有效地解释和预测聚吡啶Ru( II) 与DNA的复合物。