Solid and solution structures and DNA binding properties of [MII(4-CNpy)2(SO4)(H2O)3]路H2O for M = Cu, Co, Ni
摘要
Compounds of the type [M(H2O)3(SO4)(4-CNpy)2]路H2O, with M = Co and Ni, display an interesting hydrogen bonded layered structure in the solid state. The copper analog of the above species, [Cu(H2O)3(SO4)(4-CNpy)2]路H2O (1), has now been synthesized as well and is found to be isostructural in the crystallographic sense to the Co (2) and Ni (3) species. The solid and solution phase UV-Vis-NIR spectra of 1, 2, and 3 indicate that species of the type [M(H2O)4(4-CNpy)2]2+ may be present in aqueous solutions of 1, 2, and 3. The DNA binding behavior of the above water-soluble complexes with Calf-Thymus (CT) DNA has been investigated by isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) to find that the nature and extent of interaction are dependent on the identity of the metal.