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This review article presents an overview of the equilibrium studies on Pd-amine complexes with bio-relevant ligands in reference to their antitumor activity. Pd(II) complexes with amines of different functional groups, were synthesized and characterized in many studies. The complex formation equilibria of Pd(amine)2+ complexes with amino acids, peptides, dicarboxylic acids and DNA constituents, were extensively investigated. Such systems may be considered as one of the models for the possible reactions occurring with antitumor drugs in biological systems. The stability of the formed complexes depends on the structural parameters of the amines and the bio-relevant ligands. The evaluated speciation curves can help to provide a pictorial presentation of the reactions in solutions of different pH values. The stability data of complexes with sulfur donor ligands compared with those of DNA constituents, can reveal information regarding the deactivation caused by sulfur donors. The formation equilibria of binuclear complexes of Pd(II) with DNA constituents was investigated to support the biological significance of this class of complexes. Most of the Pd(amine)2+ complexes investigated were studied in a low dielectric constant medium, resembling that of a biological medium. Investigations of the thermodynamic parameters reveal that the formation of the Pd(amine)2+ complex species is exothermic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The review is mainly concerned with the protonation equilibria of biologically active ligands like amino acids, peptides, DNA constituents, and amino acid esters in nonaqueous media. Equilibrium concentrations of proton-ligand formation as a function of pH were investigated. Also, thermodynamics associated with protonation equilibria were also discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Pd(MME)Cl2 complex (MME = methionine methyl ester) was synthesised and characterized by physicochemical measurements. The reaction of [Pd(MME)(H2O)2]2+ with amino acids, peptides, or dicarboxylic acids was investigated at 25°C and 0.1M ionic strength. Amino acids and dicarboxylic acids form 1 : 1 complexes. Peptides form both 1 : 1 complexes and the corresponding deprotonated amide species. The stability of the complexes formed was determined and the binding centres of the ligands were assigned. Effect of solvent on the stability constant of Pd(MME)-CBDCA complex, taken as a representative example, shows that the complex is more favoured in a medium of low dielectric constant. The concentration distribution diagrams of the complexes were evaluated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: Pd(DHP)Cl2 and Pd(DHP)(CBDCA) complexes (DHP=1,3-diamino-2-hydroxopropane and CBDCA=1,1-cyclobutanedicarboxylate), were synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR and NMR spectral measurements. The coordination of [Pd(DHP)(H2O)2]2+ with some selected bio-relevant ligands, containing different functional groups was investigated. The ligands used are amino acids, peptides, DNA constituents and dicarboxylic acids. Stoichiometry and stability constants of the complexes formed are reported at 25°C and 0.1M ionic strength. The results show the formation of 1:1 complexes with amino acids and dicarboxylic acids. DNA constituents form 1:1 and 1:2 complexes. Peptides form both 1:1 complexes and the corresponding deprotonated amide species. The effect of chloride ion concentration and dioxane on the acid dissociation constants of 1,1-cyclobutane dicarboxylic acid (CBDCAH2) and the formation constant of its complex with Pd(DHP)2+ was reported. The equilibrium constants for the displacement of coordinated ligands as uracil, glycine or methionine by cysteine are calculated. The results are expected to contribute to the chemistry of antitumour agents. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

The interaction of diethylltin(IV) (DET) and divinyltin(IV) (DVT) with 1-(2-aminoethyl)-pyrrolidine (AEPY) was investigated using potentiometric technique at ionic strength of 0.1 mol dm −3 NaNO 3 . The hydrolysis constants of diethyltin(IV) and divinyltin(IV) cations and the stepwise formation constants of the complexes formed in solution were calculated at different temperatures and in solutions of dioxane-water solutions of different compositions. The stoichiometry and stability constants for the complexes formed were reported. The results showed the formation of 1:1 complex and the corresponding hydroxo complexes. The concentration distributions of the various complex species were evaluated as a function of pH. The thermodynamic parameters ΔH° and ΔS° calculated from the temperature dependence of the equilibrium constants were investigated for DET and DVT complexes with AEPY. The equilibrium constant for the displacement of 1-(2-aminoethyl)-pyrrolidine coordinated to diorganotin(IV) by thymine and thymidine as representative examples of DNA constituents was calculated from calculations based upon equilibrium properties. The results are expected to contribute to the chemistry of tin(IV) based anticancer agents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Thermodynamic parameters for protonation of 1,4-bis(3-aminopropyl)-piperazine (BAPP) and itsmetal complexation with some divalent metal ions were determined in aqueous solution at constant ionic strength (0.1M NaNO3) using a potentiometric technique. The order of -ΔG0 and -ΔH0 was found to obey Co2+ < Ni2+ < Cu2+ > Zn2+, in accordance with the Irving-Williams order. The formation equilibria of zinc (II) complexes and the ternary complexes Zn(BAPP)L, where L = amino acid, amides, or DNA constituents), have been investigated. Ternary complexes are formed by a simultaneous mechanism. The concentration distribution of the complexes in solution was evaluated as a function of pH. Stoichiometry and stability constants for the complexes formed are reported and discussed. The stability of ternary complexes was quantitatively compared with their corresponding binary complexes in terms of the parameter Δlog K. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The interaction of trimethyltin(IV) and dimethyltin(IV) with dehydroacetic acid was investigated at 25°C and 0.1 M ionic strength in 20% dioxane-water mixture. The stepwise formation constants of the complexes formed in solution were calculated using the non-linear least-square program MINIQUAD-75. The concentration distribution of the various complex species was evaluated as a function of pH. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]