Studies on the reactivity of organometallic Ru-, Rh- and Os-pta complexes with DNA model compounds

Author(s)
Antoine Dorcier, Christian Hartinger, Rosario Scopelliti, Richard H. Fish, Bernhard Keppler, Paul J. Dyson
Abstract

The reactions of arene-metal complexes (arene = p-cymene, benzene or pentamethylcyclopentadienyl, metal = Ru, Rh or Os), including 1,3,5-triaza-7-phosphatricyclo-[3.3.1.1]decanephosphine (pta) and chloro co-ligands, with 9-methylguanine, adenine, and a series of nucleosides were studied in water to ascertain the binding modes. The products were characterized by NMR spectroscopy and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS). Tandem mass spectrometry was found to provide excellent information on preferential binding sites. In general, the N7 position on guanine (the most basic site) was found to be the preferred donor atom for coordination to the metal complexes. The X-ray structures of the precursor complexes, [(?5-C10H15)RhCl(pta-Me)2]Cl2, [(?6-C10H14)OsCl(pta)2]Cl, and [(?6-C6H6)OsCl2(CH3CN)], are also reported. © 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Organisation(s)
Department of Inorganic Chemistry
External organisation(s)
École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, University of California, Berkeley
Journal
Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry
Volume
102
Pages
1066-1076
No. of pages
11
ISSN
0162-0134
Publication date
2008
Peer reviewed
Yes
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
104003 Inorganic chemistry
Portal url
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/146e4234-0694-469a-8936-93d4cf58bd73