Synthesis and characterization of ruthenium compounds incorporating keto-amine ligands. The applications of catalytic transfer hydrogenation and cancer cell inhibition

  • Tzung Han Lin
  • , Kuheli Das
  • , Amitabha Datta
  • , Wohn Jenn Leu
  • , Hung Chang Hsiao
  • , Chia Her Lin
  • , Jih Hwa Guh
  • , Jui Hsien Huang*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A series of keto-amine bidentate precursors 1–5, OCCH3CHCCH3NHR (where 1, R = C6H3-2,6-iPr2; 2, R = C6H2-2,4,6-Me3; 3, R = C6H4-2-tBu; 4, R = C6H4-2-OMe; 5, R = C6H4-2-OMe-5-Me) were synthesized and combined with [Ru(ɳ6-p-cymene)Cl2]2 to generate the monomeric arene-Ru derivatives, [Ru(ɳ6-p-cymene)(OCCH3CHCCH3NR)Cl] (where 6, R = C6H3-2,6-iPr2; 7, R = C6H2-2,4,6-Me3; 8, R = C6H4-2-tBu; 9, R = C6H4-2-OMe; 10, R = C6H4-2-OMe-5-Me) in moderate yield. The ruthenium derivatives effectively catalyzed the conversion rate in transfer hydrogenation of substituted acetophenone. The molecular structures of 2, 6–10 were determined by single crystal X-ray diffractometry in the solid state, revealing a four-coordination environment around the Ru atom. The potential anti-cancer activity of ruthenium derivatives against human hormone-refractory metastatic prostate cancer (HRMPC) cell lines was also studied.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)22-28
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Organometallic Chemistry
Volume807
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016 Apr 1
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Hormone-refractory prostate cancer
  • Keto-amine
  • Ruthenium
  • Transfer hydrogenation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry

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