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Synthesis and Cytotoxicity Studies of Novel NHC*-Gold(I) Complexes Derived From Lepidiline A

Synthesis and Cytotoxicity Studies of Novel NHC*-Gold(I) Complexes Derived From Lepidiline A

Danielle Curran, Oyinlola Dada, Helge Müller-Bunz, Matthias Rothemund, Goar Sánchez-Sanz, Rainer Schobert, Xiangming Zhu, Matthias Tacke

Molecules. 2018 Aug 14;23(8):2031.

PMID: 30110951

Abstract:

Ten novel N-heterocyclic carbene gold(I) complexes derived from lepidiline A (1,3-dibenzyl-4,5-dimethylimidazolium chloride) are reported here with full characterisation and biological testing. (1,3-Dibenzyl-4,5-diphenylimidazol-2-ylidene)gold(I) chloride (NHC*-AuCl) (1) was modified by substituting the chloride for the following: cyanide (2), dithiocarbamates (3⁻5), p-mercaptobenzoate derivatives (12⁻14) and N-acetyl-l-cysteine derivatives (15⁻17). All complexes were synthesised in good yields of 57⁻78%. Complexes 2, 12, 13, and 14 were further characterised by X-ray crystallography. Initial evaluation of the biological activity was conducted on all ten complexes against the multidrug resistant MCF-7topo breast cancer, HCT-116wt, and p53 knockout mutant HCT-116-/- colon carcinoma cell lines. Across the three cell lines tested, mainly single-digit micromolar IC50 values were observed. Nanomolar activity was exhibited on the MCF-7topo cell line with 3 displaying an IC50 of 0.28 μM ± 0.03 μM. Complexes incorporating a Au⁻S bond resulted in higher cytotoxic activity when compared to complexes 1 and 2. Theoretical calculations, carried out at the MN15/6⁻311++G(2df,p) computational level, show that NHC* is the more favourable ligand for Au(I)-Cl when compared to PPh₃.

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Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP10294298	Gold(I) chloride		10294-29-8	Price

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