Ruthenium- and Osmium-Arene Complexes of 2-Substituted Indolo[3,2-c]quinolines: Synthesis, Structure, Spectroscopic Properties, and Antiproliferative Activity

Author(s)
Lukas Filak, Gerhard Mühlgassner, Felix Bacher, Alexander Roller, Mathea Sophia Galanski, Michael Jakupec, Bernhard Keppler, Vladimir Arion
Abstract

The synthesis of new modified indolo[3,2-c]quinoline ligands L-1-L-8 with metal-binding sites is reported. By coordination to ruthenium- and osmium-arene moieties 16 complexes of the type [(eta(6)-p-cymene)M(L)Cl]Cl (1a,b-8a,b), where M is Ru-II or Os-II and L is L-1-L-8, have been prepared. All compounds were comprehensively characterized by elemental analysis, electrospray ionization mass spectrometry, IR, UV-vis, and NMR spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction (2a, 4a, 4b, 5a, 7a, and 7b). The complexes were tested for antiproliferative activity in vitro in three human cancer cell lines, namely, CH1 (ovarian carcinoma), SW480 (colon adenocarcinoma), and A549 (non-small-cell lung cancer), yielding IC50 values in the submicromolar or low micromolar range.

Organisation(s)
Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Organic Chemistry
Journal
Organometallics
Volume
30
Pages
273-283
No. of pages
11
ISSN
0276-7333
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1021/om101004z
Publication date
2011
Peer reviewed
Yes
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
104003 Inorganic chemistry, 301305 Medical chemistry
Sustainable Development Goals
SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
Portal url
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/4a211245-304f-49d0-a406-ede7ed8c2dc9