Synthesis, Structural Characterization, and Computational Studies of Novel Co(II) and Zn(II) Fluoroquinoline Complexes for Antibacterial and Antioxidant Activities.

Research into heterocyclic ligands has increased in popularity due to their versatile applications in the biomedical field. Quinoline derivatives with their transition metal complexes are popular scaffolding molecules in the ongoing pursuit of newer and more effective bioactive molecules. Subsequently, this work reports on the synthesis and possible biological application of new Zn(II) and Co(II) complexes with a bidentate quinoline derivative ligand (H ), [(H ):()-2-(((6-fluoro-2-((2-hydroxyethyl)amino)quinolin-3-yl)methylene)amino)ethanol].

The synthesis of a corrole analogue of aquacobalamin (vitamin B12a) and its ligand substitution reactions.

The synthesis of a Co(III) corrole, [10-(2-[[4-(1H-imidazol-1-ylmethyl)benzoyl]amino]phenyl)-5,15-diphenylcorrolato]cobalt(III), DPTC-Co, bearing a tail motif terminating in an imidazole ligand that coordinates Co(III), is described. The corrole therefore places Co(III) in a similar environment to that in aquacobalamin (vitamin B12a, H2OCbl(+)) but with a different equatorial ligand. In coordinating solvents, DPTC-Co is a mixture of five- and six-coordinate species, with a solvent molecule occupying the axial coordination site trans to the proximal imidazole ligand.

The preparation of N-acetyl-Co(III)-microperoxidase-8 (NAcCoMP8) and its ligand substitution reactions: a comparison with aquacobalamin (vitamin B(12a)).

The synthesis of the Co(III) porphyrin octapeptide N-acetyl-Co(III) microperoxidase-8 (NAcCoMP8) is described. NAcCoMP8 provides a means of comparing and contrasting the chemistry of Co(III) porphyrins and corrins to assess the influence of the macrocycle. Log K values, and ΔH and ΔS, for the coordination of anionic (CN(-), N3(-), NO2(-), HSO3(-)) and neutral (pyridine, N-methylimidazole, methoxylamine and hydroxylamine) ligands by aquacobalamin (H2OCbl(+)) and NAcCoMP8 are reported.