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Bertoncini B, Xiao Z, Zacchini S, Biancalana L, Gasser G, Marchetti F. Aminocarbyne-Alkyne Coupling in Diruthenium Complexes: Exploring the Anticancer Potential of the Resulting Vinyliminium Complexes and Comparison with Diiron Homologues. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:12485-12497. [PMID: 38912873 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c01119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/25/2024]
Abstract
New diruthenium complexes based on the scaffold Ru2Cp2(CO)2 (Cp = η5-C5H5) and containing a bridging vinyliminium ligand, [2a-d]CF3SO3, were synthesized through regioselective coupling of alkynes with an aminocarbyne precursor (85-90% yields). The reaction involving phenylacetylene proceeded with the formation of a diruthenacyclobutene byproduct, [4]CF3SO3 (10% yield). Complexes [2a-d]+ undergo partial alkyne extrusion in contact with alumina or CDCl3. All products were characterized by elemental analysis, infrared and multinuclear NMR spectroscopy, and single crystal X-ray diffraction in two cases. Complexes [2a-d]+ revealed an outstanding stability in DMEM cell culture medium at 37 °C (<1% degradation over 72 h). These complexes exhibited cytotoxicity in human colon colorectal adenocarcinoma HT-29 cells in the low micromolar range, with lower IC50 values than those obtained with the homologous diiron complexes previously reported. Evaluation of ROS (reactive oxygen species) production and O2 consumption rate (OCR) highlighted the higher potential of Ru2 complexes, compared to the Fe2 counterparts, to impact mitochondrial activity, with the heterometallic Ru2-ferrocenyl complex [2d]+ showing the best performance.
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- Benedetta Bertoncini
- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Chimie ParisTech, PSL University, CNRS, Institute of Chemistry for Life and Health, 11 Rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 75005 Paris, France
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- Department of Industrial Chemistry "Toso Montanari", University of Bologna, Via P. Gobetti 85, I-40129 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Chimie ParisTech, PSL University, CNRS, Institute of Chemistry for Life and Health, 11 Rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 75005 Paris, France
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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Bresciani G, Ciancaleoni G, Zacchini S, Biancalana L, Pampaloni G, Funaioli T, Marchetti F. Mixed valence triiron complexes from the conjugation of [Fe IFe I] and [Fe II] complexes via intermolecular carbyne/alkyne coupling. Dalton Trans 2024; 53:4299-4313. [PMID: 38345429 DOI: 10.1039/d4dt00079j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2024]
Abstract
We present a new synthetic strategy for obtaining mixed-valence triiron complexes where the metal centers are bridged by a novel, highly functionalized hydrocarbyl ligand. The alkynyl-vinyliminium complexes [Fe2Cp2(CO)(μ-CO){μ-η1:η3-C(X-CCH)CHCNMe2}]CF3SO3 (X = 4-C6H4, [2a1]CF3SO3; X = (CH2)3, [2a2]CF3SO3) were synthesized in almost quantitative yields from the aminocarbyne precursor [Fe2Cp2(CO)2(μ-CO){μ-CNMe2}]CF3SO3, [1a]CF3SO3, and the di-alkynes HCC-X-CCH. Then, the ferracycle [Fe(Cp)(CO){C(NMe2)CHC(4-C6H4CCH)C(O)}], 4a1, was produced in 47% yield from the cleavage of [2a1]CF3SO3 promoted by pyrrolidine. Subsequent reactions of the acetonitrile adducts [Fe2Cp2(CO)(μ-CO)(NCMe){μ-CNMe(R)}]CF3SO3 (R = Me, [1aACN]CF3SO3; R = Xyl, [1bACN]CF3SO3) ([FeIFeI]) with 4a1 ([FeII]) at room temperature resulted in the formation of [FeIFeIFeII] complexes [Fe2Cp2(CO)(μ-CO){μ-η1:η3-C(X-CCHC(NMe2)FeCp(CO)CO)CHCNMe(R)}]CF3SO3 (R = Me, [5a1]CF3SO3; R = Xyl, [5b1]CF3SO3) in yields ranging from 56% to 64%. The new products were characterized by IR and multinuclear NMR spectroscopy, and the structures of [2a2]CF3SO3 and 4a1 were confirmed by single crystal X-ray diffraction. Cyclic voltammetry and spectroelectrochemical studies on [5a1]+ have revealed that reduction and oxidation events occur almost independently at the [FeIFeI] and [FeII] units, respectively. This observation underscores a minimal electronic interaction between the two fragments within the triiron complex. Accordingly, DFT studies pointed out that the HOMO and LUMO orbitals are predominantly localized in the two distinct compartments of [5a1]+.
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- Giulio Bresciani
- University of Pisa, Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy.
- CIRCC, Via Celso Ulpiani 27, I-70126 Bari, Italy
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- University of Pisa, Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy.
- CIRCC, Via Celso Ulpiani 27, I-70126 Bari, Italy
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- University of Bologna, Department of Industrial Chemistry "Toso Montanari", Viale Risorgimento 4, I-40136 Bologna, Italy
- CIRCC, Via Celso Ulpiani 27, I-70126 Bari, Italy
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- University of Pisa, Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy.
- CIRCC, Via Celso Ulpiani 27, I-70126 Bari, Italy
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- University of Pisa, Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy.
- CIRCC, Via Celso Ulpiani 27, I-70126 Bari, Italy
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- University of Pisa, Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy.
- CIRCC, Via Celso Ulpiani 27, I-70126 Bari, Italy
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- University of Pisa, Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy.
- CIRCC, Via Celso Ulpiani 27, I-70126 Bari, Italy
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Bresciani G, Cervinka J, Kostrhunova H, Biancalana L, Bortoluzzi M, Pampaloni G, Novohradsky V, Brabec V, Marchetti F, Kasparkova J. N-Indolyl diiron vinyliminium complexes exhibit antiproliferative effects in cancer cells associated with disruption of mitochondrial homeostasis, ROS scavenging, and antioxidant activity. Chem Biol Interact 2023; 385:110742. [PMID: 37802407 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2023.110742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2023] [Revised: 09/23/2023] [Accepted: 10/03/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023]
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The indole scaffold has been established as a key organic moiety for developing new drugs; on the other hand, a range of diiron bis-cyclopentadienyl complexes have recently emerged for their promising anticancer potential. Here, we report the synthesis of novel diiron complexes with an indole-functionalized vinyliminium ligand (2-5) and an indole-lacking analogue for comparative purposes (6), which were characterized by analytical and spectroscopic techniques. Complexes 2-6 are substantially stable in DMSO‑d6 and DMEM-d solutions at 37 °C (8% average degradation after 48 h) and display a balanced hydrophilic/lipophilic behaviour (LogPow values in the range -0.32 to 0.47), associated with appreciable water solubility. The complexes display selective antiproliferative potency towards several cancer cells in monolayer cultures, mainly in the low micromolar range, with reduced toxicity towards noncancerous epithelial cells. Thus, the cytotoxicity of the complexes is comparable to or better than clinically used metallopharmaceutical cisplatin. Comparing the antiproliferative activity obtained for complexes containing different ligands, we confirmed the importance of the indolyl group in the mechanism of antiproliferative activity of these complexes. Cell-based mechanistic studies suggest that the investigated diiron vinyliminium complexes (DVCs) show cytostatic rather than cytotoxic effects and subsequently induce a population of cells to undergo apoptosis. Furthermore, the molecular mechanism of action involves interactions with mitochondrial DNA and proteins, the reactive oxygen species (ROS)-scavenging properties and antioxidant activity of these complexes in cancer cells. This study highlights the importance of DVCs to their cancer cell activity and reinforces their prospective therapeutic potential as anticancer agents.
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- Giulio Bresciani
- University of Pisa, Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Biophysics, Kralovopolska 135, CZ-61200, Brno, Czech Republic; Masaryk University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biochemistry, Kamenice 5, CZ-62500, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Biophysics, Kralovopolska 135, CZ-61200, Brno, Czech Republic
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- University of Pisa, Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Department of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems, Via Torino 155, I-30175, Mestre, Venezia, Italy
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- University of Pisa, Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Biophysics, Kralovopolska 135, CZ-61200, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Biophysics, Kralovopolska 135, CZ-61200, Brno, Czech Republic; Department of Biophysics, Palacky University, Slechtitelu 27, CZ-78371, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- University of Pisa, Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124, Pisa, Italy.
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- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Biophysics, Kralovopolska 135, CZ-61200, Brno, Czech Republic.
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Campanella B, Braccini S, Bresciani G, De Franco M, Gandin V, Chiellini F, Pratesi A, Pampaloni G, Biancalana L, Marchetti F. The choice of μ-vinyliminium ligand substituents is key to optimize the antiproliferative activity of related diiron complexes. METALLOMICS : INTEGRATED BIOMETAL SCIENCE 2023; 15:6901513. [PMID: 36515681 DOI: 10.1093/mtomcs/mfac096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Diiron vinyliminium complexes constitute a large family of organometallics displaying a promising anticancer potential. The complexes [Fe2Cp2(CO)(μ-CO){μ-η1:η3-C(R3)C(R4)CN(R1)(R2)}]CF3SO3 (2a-c, 4a-d) were synthesized, assessed for their behavior in aqueous solutions (D2O solubility, Log Pow, stability in D2O/Me2SO-d6 mixture at 37°C over 48 h) and investigated for their antiproliferative activity against A2780 and A2780cisR ovarian cancer cell lines and the nontumoral one Balb/3T3 clone A31. Cytotoxicity data collected for 50 vinyliminium complexes were correlated with the structural properties (i.e. the different R1-R4 substituents) using the partial least squares methodology. A clear positive correlation emerged between the octanol-water partition coefficient and the relative antiproliferative activity on ovarian cancer cell lines, both of which appear as uncorrelated to the cancer cell selectivity. However, the different effects played by the R1-R4 substituents allow tracing guidelines for the development of novel, more effective compounds. Based on these results, three additional complexes (4p-r) were designed, synthesized and biologically investigated, revealing their ability to hamper thioredoxin reductase enzyme and to induce cancer cell production of reactive oxygen species.
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- Beatrice Campanella
- Istituto di Chimica dei Composti Organometallici, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via G. Moruzzi 1, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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- University of Pisa, Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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- University of Pisa, Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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- University of Padova, Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, Via F. Marzolo 5, I-35131 Padova, Italy
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- University of Padova, Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, Via F. Marzolo 5, I-35131 Padova, Italy
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- University of Pisa, Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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- University of Pisa, Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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- University of Pisa, Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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- University of Pisa, Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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- University of Pisa, Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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Bresciani G, Boni S, Zacchini S, Pampaloni G, Bortoluzzi M, Marchetti F. Alkyne-alkenyl coupling at a diruthenium complex. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:15703-15715. [PMID: 36177843 DOI: 10.1039/d2dt02866b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Dimetallic complexes are suitable platforms for the assembly of small molecular units, and the reactivity of bridging alkenyl ligands has been widely investigated to model C-C bond forming processes. Here, we report the unusual coupling of an alkenyl ligand, bridging coordinated on a diruthenium scaffold, with a series of alkynes, revealing two possible outcomes. The diruthenium complex [Ru2Cp2(Cl)(CO)(μ-CO){μ-η1:η2-C(Ph)CH(Ph)}], 2, was prepared in two steps from [Ru2Cp2(CO)2(μ-CO){μ-η1:η2-C(Ph)CH(Ph)}]BF4, [1]BF4, in 69% yield. Then, the reaction of 2 with C2(CO2Me)2, promoted by AgCF3SO3 in dichloromethane, afforded in 51% yield the complex [Ru2Cp2(CO)2{μ-η3:η2-C(Ph)CH(Ph)C(CO2Me)C(CO2Me)}]CF3SO3, [3]CF3SO3, containing a ruthenacyclopentene-based hydrocarbyl ligand. On the other hand, 2 reacted with other alkynes and AgX salts to give the butadienyl complexes [Ru2Cp2(CO)2{μ-η3:η2-C(R)CH(R')C(Ph)C(Ph)}]X (R = R' = H, [4]BF4; R = R' = Me, [5]CF3SO3; R = R' = Ph, [6]CF3SO3; R = Ph, R' = H, [7]CF3SO3), in 42-56% yields. All products were characterized by IR and NMR spectroscopy, and by single crystal X-ray diffraction in the cases of 2, [3]CF3SO3 and [6]BF4. DFT calculations highlighted the higher stability of [4-7]+-like structures with respect to the corresponding [3]+-like isomers. It is presumable that [3]+-like isomers initially form as kinetic intermediates, then undergo H-migration which is disfavoured in the presence of carboxylato substituents on the alkyne. Such hypothesis was supported by the computational optimization of the transition states for H-migration in the cases of R = R' = H and R = R' = CO2Me.
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- Giulio Bresciani
- University of Pisa, Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy.
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- University of Pisa, Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy.
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- University of Bologna, Department of Industrial Chemistry "Toso Montanari", Viale Risorgimento 4, I-40136 Bologna, Italy
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- University of Pisa, Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy.
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- University of Venezia "Ca' Foscari", Department of Molecular Science and Nanosystems, Via Torino 155, I-30170 Mestre (VE), Italy.
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- University of Pisa, Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy.
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Bresciani G, Zacchini S, Pampaloni G, Marchetti F. Carbon–Carbon Bond Coupling of Vinyl Molecules with an Allenyl Ligand at a Diruthenium Complex. Organometallics 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.2c00060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Giulio Bresciani
- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, Pisa I-56124, Italy
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- Department of Industrial Chemistry “Toso Montanari”, University of Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, Bologna I-40136, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, Pisa I-56124, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, Pisa I-56124, Italy
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Schoch S, Iacopini D, Dalla Pozza M, Di Pietro S, Degano I, Gasser G, Di Bussolo V, Marchetti F. Tethering Carbohydrates to the Vinyliminium Ligand of Antiproliferative Organometallic Diiron Complexes. Organometallics 2022; 41:514-526. [PMID: 35308582 PMCID: PMC8924928 DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.1c00519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Silvia Schoch
- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Chimie ParisTech, PSL University, CNRS, Institute of Chemistry for Life and Health Sciences, 75005 Paris, France
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Chimie ParisTech, PSL University, CNRS, Institute of Chemistry for Life and Health Sciences, 75005 Paris, France
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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Verpekin VV, Chudin OS, Vasiliev AD, Kondrasenko AA, Shor AM, Burmakina GV, Zimonin DV, Maksimov NG, Rubaylo AI. Trinuclear ReFePt clusters with a μ 3-phenylvinylidene ligand: synthetic approaches, rearrangement of vinylidene, and redox-induced transformations. Dalton Trans 2021; 51:324-339. [PMID: 34897333 DOI: 10.1039/d1dt03750a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A series of trinuclear μ3-vinylidene ReFePt clusters were synthesized by the application of two approaches: (i) reactions of the binuclear RePt μ-vinylidene complexes with Fe2(CO)9; (ii) ligand substitution or exchange reactions at the Pt atom in the synthesized ReFePt clusters. The molecular structures of CpReFePt(μ3-CCHPh)(CO)5[P(OEt)3]L [L = CO; P(OEt)3] were determined by an X-ray diffraction study. The obtained compounds were studied by IR and 1H, 13C and 31P NMR spectroscopy. The spectroscopic study revealed that the clusters CpReFePt(μ3-CCHPh)(CO)5[P(OEt)3]L [L = CO; P(OEt)3] and CpReFePt(μ3-CCHPh)(CO)6[P(OPri)3] undergo isomerization upon dissolution, resulting in three isomers with different positions of the μ3-vinylidene ligand over the ReFePt core. The redox properties of the clusters were studied by electrochemical methods. The relatively stable cation-radicals obtained by chemical oxidation of CpReFePt(μ3-CCHPh)(CO)6[P(OPri)3] and CpReFePt(μ3-CCHPh)(CO)5[P(OEt)3]2 with ferrocenium tetrafluoroborate were characterized by EPR spectroscopy.
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- Victor V Verpekin
- Institute of Chemistry and Chemical Technology SB RAS, Federal Research Center "Krasnoyarsk Science Center SB RAS", Akademgorodok, 50-24, Krasnoyarsk 660036, Russia.
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- Institute of Chemistry and Chemical Technology SB RAS, Federal Research Center "Krasnoyarsk Science Center SB RAS", Akademgorodok, 50-24, Krasnoyarsk 660036, Russia.
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- Institute of Physics SB RAS, Federal Research Center "Krasnoyarsk Science Center SB RAS", Akademgorodok, 50-38, Krasnoyarsk 660036, Russia.,Siberian Federal University, Svobodny Prospect, 79, Krasnoyarsk 660041, Russia
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- Institute of Chemistry and Chemical Technology SB RAS, Federal Research Center "Krasnoyarsk Science Center SB RAS", Akademgorodok, 50-24, Krasnoyarsk 660036, Russia.
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- Institute of Chemistry and Chemical Technology SB RAS, Federal Research Center "Krasnoyarsk Science Center SB RAS", Akademgorodok, 50-24, Krasnoyarsk 660036, Russia.
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- Institute of Chemistry and Chemical Technology SB RAS, Federal Research Center "Krasnoyarsk Science Center SB RAS", Akademgorodok, 50-24, Krasnoyarsk 660036, Russia.
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- Institute of Chemistry and Chemical Technology SB RAS, Federal Research Center "Krasnoyarsk Science Center SB RAS", Akademgorodok, 50-24, Krasnoyarsk 660036, Russia. .,Siberian Federal University, Svobodny Prospect, 79, Krasnoyarsk 660041, Russia
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- Institute of Chemistry and Chemical Technology SB RAS, Federal Research Center "Krasnoyarsk Science Center SB RAS", Akademgorodok, 50-24, Krasnoyarsk 660036, Russia.
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- Institute of Chemistry and Chemical Technology SB RAS, Federal Research Center "Krasnoyarsk Science Center SB RAS", Akademgorodok, 50-24, Krasnoyarsk 660036, Russia. .,Siberian Federal University, Svobodny Prospect, 79, Krasnoyarsk 660041, Russia
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Schoch S, Hadiji M, Pereira SAP, Saraiva MLMFS, Braccini S, Chiellini F, Biver T, Zacchini S, Pampaloni G, Dyson PJ, Marchetti F. A Strategy to Conjugate Bioactive Fragments to Cytotoxic Diiron Bis(cyclopentadienyl) Complexes. Organometallics 2021; 40:2516-2528. [PMID: 34475610 PMCID: PMC8397425 DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.1c00270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
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A series of bioactive
molecules were synthesized from the condensation
of aspirin or chlorambucil with terminal alkynes bearing alcohol or
amine substituents. Insertion of the resulting alkynes into the iron–carbyne
bond of readily accessible diiron bis(cyclopentadienyl) μ-aminocarbyne
complexes, [1a,b]CF3SO3, afforded novel diiron complexes with a bridging vinyliminium ligand,
[2–10]CF3SO3, functionalized with a bioactive moiety. All compounds were characterized
by elemental analysis and IR and multinuclear NMR spectroscopy and
in three cases by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Moreover, the
D2O solubility, stability in D2O and cell culture
media, and octanol–water partition coefficients of diiron complexes
were determined spectroscopically. The cytotoxicity of the complexes
was assessed in the tumorigenic A2780 and A2780cisR and the nontumorigenic
HEK 293T cell lines. Some complexes exhibit high potency and the ability
to overcome resistance in A2780cisR cells (aspirin complexes) or high
selectivity relative to HEK 293T cells (chlorambucil complexes). Further
studies indicate that the complexes significantly trigger intracellular
ROS production, irrespective of the nature of the bioactive fragment.
DNA alkylation and protein binding studies were also undertaken.
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- Silvia Schoch
- University of Pisa, Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- LAQV, REQUIMTE, Laboratório de Química Aplicada, Faculdade de Farmácia, da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- LAQV, REQUIMTE, Laboratório de Química Aplicada, Faculdade de Farmácia, da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- University of Pisa, Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- University of Pisa, Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- University of Pisa, Dipartimento di Farmacia, 56126 Pisa, Italy.,University of Pisa, Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- University of Bologna, Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale "Toso Montanari", 40136 Bologna, Italy
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- University of Pisa, Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- University of Pisa, Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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Braccini S, Rizzi G, Biancalana L, Pratesi A, Zacchini S, Pampaloni G, Chiellini F, Marchetti F. Anticancer Diiron Vinyliminium Complexes: A Structure-Activity Relationship Study. Pharmaceutics 2021; 13:1158. [PMID: 34452119 PMCID: PMC8398472 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics13081158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2021] [Revised: 07/22/2021] [Accepted: 07/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
Abstract
A series of 16 novel diiron complexes of general formula [Fe2Cp2(CO)(μ-CO){μ-η1:η3-C(R')C(R″)CN(R)(Y)}]CF3SO3 (2-7), bearing different substituents on the bridging vinyliminium ligand, was synthesized in 69-95% yields from the reactions of diiron μ-aminocarbyne precursors with various alkynes. The products were characterized by elemental analysis, IR, 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy; moreover the X-ray structures of 2c (R = Y = CH2Ph, R' = R″ = Me) and 3a (R = CH2CH=CH2, Y = R' = Me, R″ = H) were ascertained by single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies. NMR and UV-Vis methods were used to assess the D2O solubility, the stability in aqueous solution at 37 °C and the octanol-water partition coefficients of the complexes. A screening study evidenced a potent cytotoxicity of 2-7 against the A2780 cancer cell line, with a remarkable selectivity compared to the nontumoral Balb/3T3 cell line; complex 4c (R = Cy, Y = R' = R″ = Me) revealed as the most performant of the series. The antiproliferative activity of a selection of complexes was also assessed on the cisplatin-resistant A2780cisR cancer cell line, and these complexes were capable of inducing a significant ROS production. Moreover, ESI-MS experiments indicated the absence of interaction of selected complexes with cytochrome c and the potentiality to inhibit the thioredoxin reductase enzyme (TrxR).
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- Simona Braccini
- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy; (S.B.); (G.R.); (L.B.); (A.P.); (G.P.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy; (S.B.); (G.R.); (L.B.); (A.P.); (G.P.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy; (S.B.); (G.R.); (L.B.); (A.P.); (G.P.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy; (S.B.); (G.R.); (L.B.); (A.P.); (G.P.)
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- Department of Industrial Chemistry “Toso Montanari”, University of Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, I-40136 Bologna, Italy;
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy; (S.B.); (G.R.); (L.B.); (A.P.); (G.P.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy; (S.B.); (G.R.); (L.B.); (A.P.); (G.P.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy; (S.B.); (G.R.); (L.B.); (A.P.); (G.P.)
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Sustainable hydration of alkynes promoted by first row transition metal complexes. Background, highlights and perspectives. Inorganica Chim Acta 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2021.120288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Provinciali G, Bortoluzzi M, Funaioli T, Zacchini S, Campanella B, Pampaloni G, Marchetti F. Tetrasubstituted Selenophenes from the Stepwise Assembly of Molecular Fragments on a Diiron Frame and Final Cleavage of a Bridging Alkylidene. Inorg Chem 2020; 59:17497-17508. [PMID: 33205950 PMCID: PMC8016200 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c02748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
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A series
of 2,3-dicarboxylato-5-acetyl-4-aminoselenophenes, 5a–j, was obtained via the uncommon assembly
of building blocks on a diiron platform, starting from commercial
[Fe2Cp2(CO)4] through the stepwise
formation of diiron complexes [2a–d]CF3SO3, 3a–d, and 4a–j. The selenophene-substituted
bridging alkylidene ligand in 4a–j is removed from coordination upon treatment with water in air under
mild conditions (ambient temperature in most cases), affording 5a–j in good to excellent yields. This
process is highly selective and is accompanied by the disruption of
the organometallic scaffold: cyclopentadiene (CpH) and lepidocrocite
(γ-FeO(OH)) were identified by NMR and Raman analyses at the
end of one representative reaction. The straightforward cleavage of
the linkage between a bridging Fischer alkylidene and two (or more)
metal centers, as observed here, is an unprecedented reaction in organometallic
chemistry: in the present case, the carbene function is converted
to a ketone which is incorporated into the organic product. DFT calculations
and electrochemical experiments were carried out to give insight into
the release of the selenophene-alkylidene ligand. Compounds 5a–j were fully characterized by elemental
analysis, mass spectrometry, IR, and multinuclear NMR spectroscopy
and by X-ray diffraction and cyclic voltammetry in one case. Metal−metal cooperativity in action!
Different fragments
are combined on the {Fe2Cp2(CO)2}
skeleton to give highly functionalized selenophene ligands, linked
to the iron centers through a bridging alkylidene, which is easily
removed from coordination by exposure to air/water in ethereal solution.
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- Giacomo Provinciali
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Molecolari e Nanosistemi, Ca' Foscari Università di Venezia, Via Torino 155, I-30170 Mestre (VE), Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale "Toso Montanari", Università di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, I-40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Istituto di Chimica dei Composti Organometallici, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via G. Moruzzi 1, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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De Palo A, Zacchini S, Pampaloni G, Marchetti F. Construction of a Functionalized Selenophene‐Allylidene Ligand via Alkyne Double Action at a Diiron Complex. Eur J Inorg Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202000371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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- Alice De Palo
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale Università di Pisa Via G. Moruzzi 13 56124 Pisa Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale “Toso Montanari” Università di Bologna Viale Risorgimento 4 40136 Bologna Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale Università di Pisa Via G. Moruzzi 13 56124 Pisa Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale Università di Pisa Via G. Moruzzi 13 56124 Pisa Italy
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Rocco D, Busto N, Pérez‐Arnaiz C, Biancalana L, Zacchini S, Pampaloni G, Garcia B, Marchetti F. Antiproliferative and bactericidal activity of diiron and monoiron cyclopentadienyl carbonyl complexes comprising a vinyl‐aminoalkylidene unit. Appl Organomet Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/aoc.5923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Dalila Rocco
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale Università di Pisa Via G. Moruzzi 13, I‐56124 Pisa Italy
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- Departamento de Química Universidad de Burgos Plaza Misael Bañuelos s/n, 09001 Burgos Spain
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- Departamento de Química Universidad de Burgos Plaza Misael Bañuelos s/n, 09001 Burgos Spain
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale Università di Pisa Via G. Moruzzi 13, I‐56124 Pisa Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale “Toso Montanari” Università di Bologna Viale Risorgimento 4, I‐40136 Bologna Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale Università di Pisa Via G. Moruzzi 13, I‐56124 Pisa Italy
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- Departamento de Química Universidad de Burgos Plaza Misael Bañuelos s/n, 09001 Burgos Spain
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale Università di Pisa Via G. Moruzzi 13, I‐56124 Pisa Italy
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Agonigi G, Batchelor LK, Ferretti E, Schoch S, Bortoluzzi M, Braccini S, Chiellini F, Biancalana L, Zacchini S, Pampaloni G, Sarkar B, Dyson PJ, Marchetti F. Mono-, Di- and Tetra-iron Complexes with Selenium or Sulphur Functionalized Vinyliminium Ligands: Synthesis, Structural Characterization and Antiproliferative Activity. Molecules 2020; 25:E1656. [PMID: 32260272 PMCID: PMC7180837 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25071656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2020] [Revised: 04/01/2020] [Accepted: 04/02/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
A series of diiron/tetrairon compounds containing a S- or a Se-function (2a-d, 4a-d, 5a-b, 6), and the monoiron [FeCp(CO){SeC1(NMe2)C2HC3(Me)}] (3) were prepared from the diiron μ-vinyliminium precursors [Fe2Cp2(CO)( μ-CO){ μ-η1: η3-C3(R')C2HC1N(Me)(R)}]CF3SO3 (R = R' = Me, 1a; R = 2,6-C6H3Me2 = Xyl, R' = Ph, 1b; R = Xyl, R' = CH2OH, 1c), via treatment with S8 or gray selenium. The new compounds were characterized by elemental analysis, IR and multinuclear NMR spectroscopy, and structural aspects were further elucidated by DFT calculations. The unprecedented metallacyclic structure of 3 was ascertained by single crystal X-ray diffraction. The air-stable compounds (3, 4a-d, 5a-b, 6) display fair to good stability in aqueous media, and thus were assessed for their cytotoxic activity towards A2780, A2780cisR, and HEK-293 cell lines. Cyclic voltammetry, ROS production and NADH oxidation studies were carried out on selected compounds to give insights into their mode of action.
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- Gabriele Agonigi
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy; (G.A.); (S.S.); (S.B.); (F.C.); (L.B.); (G.P.)
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- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland; (L.K.B.); (P.J.D.)
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Fabeckstr 34-36, 14195 Berlin, Germany; (E.F.); (B.S.)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy; (G.A.); (S.S.); (S.B.); (F.C.); (L.B.); (G.P.)
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Molecolari e Nanosistemi, Ca’ Foscari Università di Venezia, Via Torino 155, I-30170 Mestre (VE), Italy;
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy; (G.A.); (S.S.); (S.B.); (F.C.); (L.B.); (G.P.)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy; (G.A.); (S.S.); (S.B.); (F.C.); (L.B.); (G.P.)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy; (G.A.); (S.S.); (S.B.); (F.C.); (L.B.); (G.P.)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale “Toso Montanari”, Università di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, I-40136 Bologna, Italy;
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy; (G.A.); (S.S.); (S.B.); (F.C.); (L.B.); (G.P.)
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Fabeckstr 34-36, 14195 Berlin, Germany; (E.F.); (B.S.)
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- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland; (L.K.B.); (P.J.D.)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy; (G.A.); (S.S.); (S.B.); (F.C.); (L.B.); (G.P.)
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Agonigi G, Biancalana L, Lupo MG, Montopoli M, Ferri N, Zacchini S, Binacchi F, Biver T, Campanella B, Pampaloni G, Zanotti V, Marchetti F. Exploring the Anticancer Potential of Diiron Bis-cyclopentadienyl Complexes with Bridging Hydrocarbyl Ligands: Behavior in Aqueous Media and In Vitro Cytotoxicity. Organometallics 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.9b00681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Gabriele Agonigi
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Padova, Via Marzolo 5, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Padova, Via Marzolo 5, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Padova, Via Marzolo 5, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale “Toso Montanari”, Università di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, I-40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università di Pisa, Via Bonanno 6, I-56126 Pisa, Italy
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- Istituto di Chimica dei Composti Organometallici, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via G. Moruzzi 1, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale “Toso Montanari”, Università di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, I-40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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Schoch S, Batchelor LK, Funaioli T, Ciancaleoni G, Zacchini S, Braccini S, Chiellini F, Biver T, Pampaloni G, Dyson PJ, Marchetti F. Diiron Complexes with a Bridging Functionalized Allylidene Ligand: Synthesis, Structural Aspects, and Cytotoxicity. Organometallics 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.9b00813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Silvia Schoch
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale “Toso Montanari”, Università di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, I-40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università di Pisa, Via Bonanno 6, I-56126 Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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Arrigoni F, Bertini L, Breglia R, Greco C, De Gioia L, Zampella G. Catalytic H 2 evolution/oxidation in [FeFe]-hydrogenase biomimetics: account from DFT on the interplay of related issues and proposed solutions. NEW J CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0nj03393f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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A DFT overview on selected issues regarding diiron catalysts related to [FeFe]-hydrogenase biomimetic research, with implications for both energy conversion and storage strategies.
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- Federica Arrigoni
- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences
- University of Milano – Bicocca
- 20126 Milan
- Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences
- University of Milano – Bicocca
- 20126 Milan
- Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences
- University of Milano – Bicocca
- 20126 Milan
- Italy
- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences
- University of Milano – Bicocca
- 20126 Milan
- Italy
- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences
- University of Milano – Bicocca
- 20126 Milan
- Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences
- University of Milano – Bicocca
- 20126 Milan
- Italy
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Rocco D, Batchelor LK, Ferretti E, Zacchini S, Pampaloni G, Dyson PJ, Marchetti F. Piano Stool Aminoalkylidene‐Ferracyclopentenone Complexes from Bimetallic Precursors: Synthesis and Cytotoxicity Data. Chempluschem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/cplu.201900639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Dalila Rocco
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale Università di Pisa Via G. Moruzzi 13 56124 Pisa Italy
- Present address: Department of Chemistry University of Basel, BPR 1096 Mattenstrasse 24a 4058 Basel Switzerland
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- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) CH-1015 Lausanne Switzerland
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie Tammannstr. 4 37077 Göttingen Germany
- Present address: Institut für Chemie und Biochemie Fabeckstr. 34–36 14195 Berlin Germany
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale “Toso Montanari” Università di Bologna Viale Risorgimento 4 40136 Bologna Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale Università di Pisa Via G. Moruzzi 13 56124 Pisa Italy
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- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) CH-1015 Lausanne Switzerland
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale Università di Pisa Via G. Moruzzi 13 56124 Pisa Italy
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Herndon JW. The chemistry of the carbon-transition metal double and triple bond: Annual survey covering the year 2018. Coord Chem Rev 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2019.213051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Rocco D, Batchelor LK, Agonigi G, Braccini S, Chiellini F, Schoch S, Biver T, Funaioli T, Zacchini S, Biancalana L, Ruggeri M, Pampaloni G, Dyson PJ, Marchetti F. Anticancer Potential of Diiron Vinyliminium Complexes. Chemistry 2019; 25:14801-14816. [PMID: 31441186 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201902885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2019] [Revised: 07/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
Although ferrocene derivatives have attracted considerable attention as possible anticancer agents, the medicinal potential of diiron complexes has remained largely unexplored. Herein, we describe the straightforward multigram-scale synthesis and the antiproliferative activity of a series of diiron cyclopentadienyl complexes containing bridging vinyliminium ligands. IC50 values in the low-to-mid micromolar range were determined against cisplatin sensitive and resistant human ovarian carcinoma (A2780 and A2780cisR) cell lines. Notable selectivity towards the cancerous cells lines compared to the non-tumoral human embryonic kidney (HEK-293) cell line was observed for selected compounds. The activity seems to be multimodal, involving reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and, in some cases, a fragmentation process to afford monoiron derivatives. The large structural variability, amphiphilic character and good stability in aqueous media of the diiron vinyliminium complexes provide favorable properties compared to other widely studied classes of iron-based anticancer candidates.
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- Dalila Rocco
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università di Pisa, Via Bonanno 6, 56126, Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale "Toso Montanari", Università di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, 40136, Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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Abstract
The versatility of isocyanides (CNR) in organic chemistry has been tremendously enhanced by continuous advancement in transition metal catalysis. On the other hand, the urgent need for new and more sustainable synthetic strategies based on abundant and environmental-friendly metals are shifting the focus towards iron-assisted or iron-catalyzed reactions. Diiron complexes, taking advantage of peculiar activation modes and reaction profiles associated with multisite coordination, have the potential to compensate the lower activity of Fe compared to other transition metals, in order to activate CNR ligands. A number of reactions reported in the literature shows that diiron organometallic complexes can effectively assist and promote most of the “classic” isocyanide transformations, including CNR conversion into carbyne and carbene ligands, CNR insertion, and coupling reactions with other active molecular fragments in a cascade sequence. The aim is to evidence the potential offered by diiron coordination of isocyanides for the development of new and more sustainable synthetic strategies for the construction of complex molecular architectures.
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