Structure–activity relationship disturbed by a solvolytic process: Study on the [Cu(II)-4-nitropyridine N-oxide derivative] system
作者:Aniela Puszko、Andrzej Kochel、Joanna Wietrzyk、Beata Filip-Psurska、Julia Jezierska、Mariola Puszyńska-Tuszkanow、Zbigniew Staszak、Anna Adach、Jadwiga Lorenc、Maria Cieslak-Golonka
DOI:10.1016/j.poly.2012.09.060
日期:2013.2
The chelate complex [CuCl2(L)] where L = 2-methylamino-3-methyl-4-nitropyridine-N-oxide has been obtained and characterized, both physicochemically (by the X-ray structure analysis of the complex and the ligand, FTIR, EPR and electronic spectroscopy, and thermal analysis) and cytotoxically (MCF-7, A549, SW707, P388, Balb3T3). In solution, atypically for chelate complexes, it undergoes rapid solvolysis forming various 6- (or 5) and 4-coordinate species, depending upon the solvent. Such rapid decomposition may indicate a catalytic effect of the copper operating in the system. However, the cytotoxic activity in solution for the new copper chelate complex appeared to be a surprisingly low. Thus, before drawing any conclusions on the structure-activity relationship, one must carefully check the chemical identity of the compound(s) in both phases. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.