Reaction of salicylaldehyde thiosemicarbazone (H2L1), 2-hydroxyacetophenone thiosemicarbazone (H2L2) and 2-hydroxynaphthaldehyde thiosemicarbazone (H2L3) (general abbreviation H2L, where H2 stands for the two dissociable protons, one phenolic proton and one hydrazinic proton) with Na2[PdCl4] affords a family of polymeric complexes of type [Pd(L)}n]. Reaction of the polymeric species with two monodentate ligands (D), viz. triphenylphosphine (PPh3) and 4-picoline (pic), has yielded complexes of type [Pd(L)(D)]. These mixed-ligand complexes have also been obtained from reaction of the thiosemicarbazones with [Pd(PPh3)2Cl2] and [Pd(pic)2Cl2]. Crystal structures of [Pd(L1)(PPh3)] and [Pd(L2)(pic)] have been determined. The [Pd(L)(D)] complexes show characteristic 1H NMR spectra and intense absorptions in the visible and ultraviolet region. They also fluoresce in the visible region at ambient temperature. In vitro cytotoxicity screenings of the complexes along with four human clinical drugsviz.cisplatin, BCNU, 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and hydroxyurea have been carried out in two human tumor cell lines, namely promyelocytic leukemia HL-60 and histiocytic lymphoma U-937. [Pd(L2)(PPh3)] shows the lowest IC50 value and is found to be much more cytotoxic than the reference anticancer drugs in both the cell lines. An apoptosis study in HL-60 with [Pd(L2)(PPh3)] confirms that at 10 µM concentration it induces apoptosis to a greater extent than cisplatin and camptothecin.
水杨醛缩
氨基
硫脲(H2L1)、
2-羟基苯乙酮缩
氨基
硫脲(H2
L2)和2-羟基
萘醛缩
氨基
硫脲(H2L3)(通用缩写为H2L,其中H2代表两个可解离的质子,分别为
酚羟基和
肼基的质子)与Na2[PdCl4]反应生成了一类聚合物配合物[Pd(L)}n]。这类聚合物与两个单齿
配体,例如
三苯基膦(PPh3)和4-
甲基吡啶(pic),反应生成了配合物[Pd(L)(D)]。从
硫卡巴脒与[Pd(PPh3)2C
L2]和[Pd(pic)2C
L2]的反应中也可以得到这类混合
配体配合物。已测定了配合物[Pd(L1)(PPh3)]和[Pd(
L2)(pic)]的晶体结构。[Pd(L)(D)]配合物具有特征的1H NMR图谱与明显的可见光区和紫外区吸收。它们在环境温度下可见光区也具有强荧光。这类配合物与四个临床药物即
顺铂、
BCNU、5-
氟尿
嘧啶(5-FU)和羟基
脲共同进行了体外细胞毒性屏幕测试,测试对象为两个人类癌
细胞系,即早幼粒细胞白血病HL-60和组织细胞淋巴瘤U-937。与上述两种
细胞系中作为参比试剂的抗癌药物相比,[Pd(
L2)(PPh3)]显示了最低的IC50值,其细胞毒性更为明显。用[Pd(
L2)(PPh3)]在HL-60细胞上进行的凋亡研究证实,10μM浓度下的该配合物诱导细胞凋亡的程度要大于
顺铂和
喜树碱。