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Buss S, Ketter L, Brünink D, Schwab D, Klenner S, Hepp A, Kösters J, Schmidt TJ, Pöttgen R, Doltsinis NL, Strassert CA. Antiprotozoal Pt(II) Complexes as Luminophores Bearing Monodentate P/As/Sb-Based Donors: An X-ray Diffractometric, Photoluminescence, and 121Sb- Mössbauer Spectroscopic Study with TD-DFT-Guided Interpretation and Predictive Extrapolation toward Bi. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:10114-10126. [PMID: 38780307 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c02727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
Abstract
In this study, it is demonstrated that the radiative rate constant of phosphorescent metal complexes can be substantially enhanced using monodentate ancillary ligands containing heavy donor atoms. Thus, the chlorido coligand from a Pt(II) complex bearing a monoanionic tridentate C^N*N luminophore ([PtLCl]) was replaced by triphenylphosphane (PPh3) and its heavier pnictogen congeners (i.e., PnPh3 to yield [PtL(PnPh3)]). Due to the high tridentate-ligand-centered character of the excited states, the P-related radiative rate is rather low while showing a significant boost upon replacement of the P donor by heavier As- and Sb-based units. The syntheses of the three complexes containing PPh3, AsPh3, and SbPh3 were completed by unambiguous characterization of the clean products using exact mass spectrometry, X-ray diffractometry, bidimensional NMR, and 121Sb-Mössbauer spectroscopy (for [PtL(SbPh3)]) as well as steady state and time-resolved photoluminescence spectroscopies. Hence, it was shown that the hybridization defects of the Vth main-group atoms can be overcome by complexation with the Pt center. Notably, the enhancement of the radiative rate constants mediated by heavier coligands was achieved without significantly influencing the character of the excited states. A rationalization of the results was achieved by TD-DFT. Even though the Bi-based homologue was not accessible due to phenylation side reactions, the experimental data allowed a reasonable extrapolation of the structural features whereas the hybridization defects and the excited state properties related to the Bi-species and its phosphorescence rate can be predicted by theory. The three complexes showed an interesting antiprotozoal activity, which was unexpectedly notorious for the P-containing complex. This work could pave the road toward new efficient materials for optoelectronics and novel antiparasitic drugs.
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- Stefan Buss
- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie - Universität Münster, Corrensstraße 28/30, Münster 48149, Germany
- CeNTech, CiMIC, SoN - Heisenbergstraße 11, Münster 48149, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie - Universität Münster, Corrensstraße 28/30, Münster 48149, Germany
- CeNTech, CiMIC, SoN - Heisenbergstraße 11, Münster 48149, Germany
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- Institut für Festkörpertheorie, Universität Münster, Wilhelm-Klemm-Straße 10, Münster 48149, Germany
- Center for Multiscale Theory and Computation, Universität Münster, Wilhelm-Klemm-Straße 10, Münster 48149, Germany
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- Institut für Festkörpertheorie, Universität Münster, Wilhelm-Klemm-Straße 10, Münster 48149, Germany
- Center for Multiscale Theory and Computation, Universität Münster, Wilhelm-Klemm-Straße 10, Münster 48149, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie - Universität Münster, Corrensstraße 28/30, Münster 48149, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie - Universität Münster, Corrensstraße 28/30, Münster 48149, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie - Universität Münster, Corrensstraße 28/30, Münster 48149, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biology and Phytochemistry, Universität Münster, Corrensstraße 48, Münster 48149, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie - Universität Münster, Corrensstraße 28/30, Münster 48149, Germany
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- Institut für Festkörpertheorie, Universität Münster, Wilhelm-Klemm-Straße 10, Münster 48149, Germany
- Center for Multiscale Theory and Computation, Universität Münster, Wilhelm-Klemm-Straße 10, Münster 48149, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie - Universität Münster, Corrensstraße 28/30, Münster 48149, Germany
- CeNTech, CiMIC, SoN - Heisenbergstraße 11, Münster 48149, Germany
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Kotammagari TK, Saleh LY, Lönnberg T. Organometallic modification confers oligonucleotides new functionalities. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:3118-3128. [PMID: 38385213 DOI: 10.1039/d4cc00305e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2024]
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To improve their properties or to introduce entirely new functionalities, the intriguing scaffolds of nucleic acids have been decorated with various modifications, most recently also organometallic ones. While challenging to introduce, organometallic modifications offer the potential of expanding the field of application of metal-dependent functionalities to metal-deficient conditions, notably those of biological media. So far, organometallic moieties have been utilized as probes, labels and catalysts. This Feature Article summarizes recent efforts and predicts likely future developments in each of these lines of research.
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- Tharun K Kotammagari
- Department of Chemistry, University of Turku, Henrikinkatu 2, 20500 Turku, Finland.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Turku, Henrikinkatu 2, 20500 Turku, Finland.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Turku, Henrikinkatu 2, 20500 Turku, Finland.
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Escher D, Schäfer T, Hebenbrock M, Müller J. 6-Pyrazolylpurine and its deaza derivatives as nucleobases for silver(I)-mediated base pairing with pyrimidines. J Biol Inorg Chem 2023; 28:791-803. [PMID: 37982840 PMCID: PMC10687122 DOI: 10.1007/s00775-023-02022-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2023] [Accepted: 09/26/2023] [Indexed: 11/21/2023]
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The artificial nucleobase 6-pyrazolylpurine (6PP) and its deaza derivatives 1-deaza-6-pyrazolylpurine (1D6PP), 7-deaza-6-pyrazolylpurine (7D6PP), and 1,7-dideaza-6-pyrazolylpurine (1,7D6PP) were investigated with respect to their ability to differentiate between the canonical nucleobases cytosine and thymine by means of silver(I)-mediated base pairing. As shown by temperature-dependent UV spectroscopy and by circular dichroism spectroscopy, 6PP and (to a lesser extent) 7D6PP form stable silver(I)-mediated base pairs with cytosine, but not with thymine. 1D6PP and 1,7D6PP do not engage in the formation of stabilizing silver(I)-mediated base pairs with cytosine or thymine. The different behavior of 1D6PP, 7D6PP, and 1,7D6PP indicates that silver(I) binding occurs via the N1 position of the purine derivative, i.e. via the Watson-Crick face. The data show that 6PP is capable of differentiating between cytosine and thymine, which is potentially relevant in the context of detecting single-nucleotide polymorphisms.
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- Daniela Escher
- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Universität Münster, Corrensstr. 30, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Universität Münster, Corrensstr. 30, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Universität Münster, Corrensstr. 30, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Universität Münster, Corrensstr. 30, 48149, Münster, Germany.
- Center for Soft Nanoscience (SoN) and Cells in Motion Interfaculty Centre (CiMIC), Universität Münster, Corrensstr. 30, 48149, Münster, Germany.
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