Photoactivatable properties of water-soluble fac-Mn(CO)3 bearing NO bidentate pyridine ligands

Rabaa M. Khaled, Danira A. Habashy, Amr Y. Ahmed, Omneya S. Ismael, Sara S. Ibrahim, Mennattallah Abdelfatah, Krzysztof Radacki, Ahmed M. Mansour

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Abstract

Two water-soluble fac-Mn(CO)3 based complexes of the general formula fac-[MnBr(CO)3(NO)] (NO = pyridine-2-carboxaldehyde (A), and 2-acetylpyridine (B)) were described for their potential CO releasing properties upon illumination at 468 nm, solvatochromism features and cytotoxicity against different malignant cell lines in both the dark and upon the exposure to light source. Negative solvatochromism may be responsible for the red shift of the metal-to-ligand charge transfer band in increasingly less polar solvents. Compound B, which had been functionalized with 2-acetylpyridine, released CO in water faster than complex A, suggesting the role of the methyl group in regulating the CO release kinetics. According to myoglobin assay, the CO release pathway in water is slower than in DMSO revealing to the role of the solvent in controlling the CO release kinetics of Mn(I) carbon monoxide releasing molecules.

Original languageEnglish
Article number116048
JournalPolyhedron
Volume225
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 1 2022
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cytotoxicity
  • Solvatochromism
  • TDDFT
  • Tricarbonyl manganese complexes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry

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