Copper(II) complex with tridentate N donor ligand: Synthesis, crystal structure, reactivity and DNA binding study
摘要:
Penta-coordinated mononuclear copper(II) complex of tridentate 2,6-bis-(benzimidazolyl)pyridine (L) formulated as [Cu(L)(H(2)O)(2)](NO(3))(2), 1 was synthesized and isolated in pure form. The complex was characterized by physico-chemical and spectroscopic methods, as well as single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The structural study shows the metal in a highly distorted square pyramidal geometry [trigonality index tau = 0.1425] that comprises two aqua molecules in the first coordination sphere. The crystal packing of 1 shows a 3D polymer formed through H-bonds involving aquo ligands, NH benzimidazole groups and nitrate anions. On reaction with pseudohalides in acetonitrile at ambient temperature complex 1 changed to mono cationic copper(II) derivatives [Cu(L)(X)(H(2)O)]NO(3) [X = SCN(-) (2a) and N(3)(-) (2b)]. These copper(II) complexes have been isolated from the reaction mixtures and characterized by physico-chemical and spectroscopic tools. The interaction of complex 1 with calf thymus DNA (CT-DNA) has been investigated by using absorption and emission spectral studies, the binding constant (K(b)) and the linear Stern-Volmer quenching constant (K(sv)) have been determined. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.