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The synthesis and molecular and electronic structure of heteroleptic univalent copper compounds [Cu(L)(PPh3)X] are reported where X is a halide and L represents 3-pyridinylimino, 4-pyridinylimino or 3,5-dipyridinylimino-substituted benzoic acid, hereafter abbreviated as L1, L2, and L3, respectively. The crystal structures of two iodide and one bromide complexes are described. All compounds are hydrogen-bonded dimers. The electronic excitation spectra of the compounds are dominated by intraligand bands of ligands while characteristic MLCT transitions are observed at 430–480 nm. No emission is observed from the compounds either in the solid state or in solution; on the contrary a photodecomposition is observed resulting in triphenylphosphane ligand elimination and formation of halogen-bridged dimmers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Synthesis and structural investigation of trimethyl and triphenyltin esters of the 3-, 4-amino and 3,5-diaminobenzoic acids are reported as a reinvestigation of their local and overall molecular structure based on crystal structure determinations and on correlation of solid state vibrational and γ-emission spectroscopic evidence. Evidence is provided for the existence of more than one tin environment and therefore different carboxylate coordination modes in the compounds. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Group 11 metal complexes exhibit promising antibacterial and anticancer properties which can be further enhanced by appropriate ligands. Herein, a series of mononuclear thioamidato Cu(I) and Ag(I) complexes bearing either a diphosphine (P^P) or a N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) auxiliary ligand (L) was synthesized, and the impact of the co-ligand L on the in vitro antibacterial and anticancer properties of their complexes was assessed. All complexes effectively inhibited the growth of various bacterial strains, with the NHC-Cu(I) complex found to be particularly effective against the Gram (+) bacteria (IC 50  = 1-4 μg mL -1 ). Cytotoxicity studies against various human cancer cells revealed their high anticancer potency and the superior activity of the NHC-Ag(I) complex (IC 50  = 0.95-4.5 μΜ). Flow cytometric analysis on lung and breast cancer cells treated with the NHC-Ag(I) complex suggested an apoptotic cell-death pathway; molecular docking calculations provided mechanistic insights, proving the capacity of the complex to bind on apoptosis-regulating proteins and affect their functionalities., Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (Copyright © 2023 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

The use of phamidoxH(2) (phamidoxH(2) = 2-dihydroxy-2-phenylacetamidine) in manganese cluster chemistry led to the synthesis and characterization of a hexametallic and an octametallic Mn(III) cluster, both of which display a S = 3 ground state., (This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2011)

The synthesis and study of trimethyl-, tributyl- and triphenyltin esters of the 3- and 4-aminobenzoic acids are reported. The triorganotin derivatives are characterized by elemental analyses, FT-IR and solution (1)H and (13)C NMR spectra. The structure of the trimethyltin 4-aminobenzoate is solved by X-ray diffraction and proves to be polymeric in nature with bridging carboxylates and trigonal bipyramidal tin(IV) environment. However, all the compounds become monomeric in solution with a tetrahedral tin coordination environment in chloroform and trigonal bipyramidal in DMSO due to coordination of the solvent as the NMR spectra have revealed. The compounds exhibit variable cytotoxic activity when tested against Kappa562 myelogenous leukaemia, HeLa cervical cancer and HepG2 hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines, with the butyl derivatives being the more effective and the methyl ones the less. Interestingly, their antibacterial action was significantly lower when tested against Escherichia coli, while not appreciable direct interaction with DNA has been observed. The above observations account for a mode of action that may be related to their potential interaction with cell membranes and the subsequent inhibition of various signaling processes., (Copyright 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)