The Release of a Highly Cytotoxic Paullone Bearing a TEMPO Free Radical from the HSA Hydrogel: An EPR Spectroscopic Characterization.

This study shows the potential of a thermally induced human serum albumin (HSA) hydrogel to serve as a drug depot for sustained release of a highly cytotoxic modified paullone ligand bearing a TEMPO free radical (). The binding of to HSA was studied by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy and imaging. The EPR protocol was also implemented for the study of matrix degradation, and ligand diffusion rate, in two additional spin-labeled hydrogels, containing 5-doxylstearate and 3-carbamoyl-proxyl.

Diastereomeric dinickel(II) complexes with non-innocent bis(octaazamacrocyclic) ligands: isomerization, spectroelectrochemistry, DFT calculations and use in catalytic oxidation of cyclohexane.

Diastereomeric dinickel(II) complexes with bis-octaazamacrocyclic 15-membered ligands [Ni(L1-3-L1-3)Ni] (4-6) have been prepared by oxidative dehydrogenation of nickel(II) complexes NiL1-3 (1-3) derived from 1,2- and 1,3-diketones and -methylisothiocarbohydrazide. The compounds were characterized by elemental analysis, ESI mass spectrometry, and IR, UV-vis, H NMR, and C NMR spectroscopy. Single crystal X-ray diffraction (SC-XRD) confirmed the isolation of the and isomers of bis-octaazamacrocyclic dinickel(II) complexes 4a and 4s, the -configuration of 5s and the -configuration of the dinickel(II) complex 6a.

Nickel(II), Copper(II) and Palladium(II) Complexes with Bis-Semicarbazide Hexaazamacrocycles: Redox-Noninnocent Behavior and Catalytic Activity in Oxidation and C-C Coupling Reactions.

Nickel(II), copper(II), and palladium(II) complexes , where M = Ni (), Cu (), Pd (), and , where M = Ni (), Cu (), Pd (), have been prepared by reactions of NiCl·6HO, Cu(OAc)·HO, and PdCl(MeCN) with 14-membered bis-semicarbazide hexaazamacrocycles and in dimethylformamide (DMF). The compounds were characterized by elemental analysis, ESI mass spectrometry, IR, UV-vis, and 1D (H, C) and 2D (H-H COSY, H-H TOCSY, H-H NOESY, H-C HSQC, H-C HMBC) NMR spectra (, , , and ), and X-ray diffraction (, -). The complexes with MN coordination environment have = 0, 1/2, 0 ground states for Ni, Cu, and Pd, respectively.

Binding of a Fatty Acid-Functionalized Anderson-Type Polyoxometalate to Human Serum Albumin.

The Anderson-type hexamolybdoaluminate functionalized with lauric acid (LA), (TBA)[Al(OH)MoO{(OCH)CNHCOCH}]·9HO (TBA-AlMo-LA, where TBA = tetrabutylammonium), was prepared via two synthetic routes and characterized by thermogravimetric and elemental analyses, mass spectrometry, IR and H NMR spectroscopy, and powder and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The interaction of TBA-AlMo-LA with human serum albumin (HSA) was investigated via fluorescence and circular dichroism spectroscopy. The results revealed that TBA-AlMo-LA binds strongly to HSA (63% quenching at an HSA/TBA-AlMo-LA ratio of 1:1), exhibiting static quenching.

Nickel(II) Complexes with Redox Noninnocent Octaazamacrocycles as Catalysts in Oxidation Reactions.

Nickel(II) complexes with 15-membered (-) and 14-membered () octaazamacrocyclic ligands derived from 1,2- and 1,3-diketones and -methylisothiocarbohydrazide were prepared by template synthesis. The compounds were characterized by elemental analysis, electrospray ionization mass spectrometry, IR, UV-vis, H NMR spectroscopies, and X-ray diffraction. The complexes contain a low-spin nickel(II) ion in a square-planar coordination environment.

Iron(II) and copper(II) paratungstates B: a single-crystal X-ray diffraction study.

Paratungstate B is a common isopolytungstate (IPOT) built of the [WO(OH)] anion and exhibits a cluster-like construction of 12 W-centred distorted octahedra. Due to a high surface charge density, the paratungstate anion acts as a multidentate ligand forming high-dimensional extended structures, which exhibit unique catalytic and magnetic properties. Two new paradodecatungstate B compounds decorated by iron(II) or copper(II), namely NaFe[WO(OH)]·36HO (NaFeparaB) and NaCu[WO(OH)]·28HO (NaCuparaB), have been synthesized by a convenient aqueous solution method, and structurally characterized by single-crystal and powder X-ray diffraction, IR spectroscopy, elemental analysis and thermogravimetric analysis.

Structure-antiproliferative activity studies on l-proline- and homoproline-4-N-pyrrolidine-3-thiosemicarbazone hybrids and their nickel(ii), palladium(ii) and copper(ii) complexes.

Two water-soluble thiosemicarbazone-proline (H2L(1)) and thiosemicarbazone-homoproline hybrids (H2L(2)) were synthesised. By reaction of H2L(1) with NiCl2·6H2O, PdCl2 and CuCl2·2H2O in ethanol, the series of square-planar complexes [Ni(H2L(1))Cl]Cl·1.3H2O (1·1.

A highly cytotoxic modified paullone ligand bearing a TEMPO free-radical unit and its copper(II) complex as potential hR2 RNR inhibitors.

A new paullone-TEMPO conjugate and its copper(II) complex inhibit RNR activity and show high antiproliferative activity in human cancer cell lines.

Ruthenium- and osmium-arene-based paullones bearing a TEMPO free-radical unit as potential anticancer drugs.

A modified paullone ligand bearing a TEMPO free-radical unit (HL) and its ruthenium(II) and osmium(II)-arene complexes [M(p-cymene)(HL)Cl]Cl·nH(2)O (M = Ru, Os) exhibit high antiproliferative activity in human cancer cell lines.