文摘
The three Ru(II) complexes of [Ru(bpy)2(bipp)](ClO4)2 (1), [Ru(bpy)2(bopp)](ClO4)2 (2), and [Ru(bpy)2(btpp)](ClO4)2 (3) (where bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine, bipp = 2-benzimidazoyl-pyrazino[2,3-f] [1,10]phenanthroline,bopp = 2-benzoxazolyl-pyrazino[2,3-f] [1,10]phenanthroline, and btpp = 2-benzthiazolyl-pyrazino[2,3-f] [1,10]phenanthroline) with variations in heteroatoms of NH (1), O(2), and S(3), have been synthesized andcharacterized. These complexes have been shown to act as promising calf thymus DNA intercalators and anew class of DNA light switches for the DNA, as evidenced by UV-visible and luminescence titrations,steady-state emission quenching by [Fe(CN)6]4-, DNA competitive binding with ethidium bromide, reversesalt titrations, viscosity measurements, and DNA melting experiments.