Comparative 13C and 31P NMR studies of the ligand exchange reactions of auranofin with ergothionine, imidazolidine-2-thione and diazinane-2-thione

Anvarhusein A. Isab*, Saeed Ahmad

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Abstract

The interaction of auranofin (Et3PAuSATg) with ergothionine (ErS), imidazolidine-2-thione (Imt) and diazinane-2-thione (Diaz) has been studied using 13C and 31P NMR spectroscopy. It is observed that these thiones are able to replace both Et3P and SATg- ligands simultaneously from gold(I) in auranofin forming >C=S-Au-SATg and [Et3P-Au-S=C<]+ type complexes. The displaced SATg- is oxidized to its disulfide (SATg)2. However, some of the displaced Et3P is oxidized to Et3PO while the remaining reacts with thiones to form Et3P-S=C< species characterized by δ 31P NMR of 1.0-1.5 ppm. The Et3PO resonance appeared in the 31P NMR spectrum, after 10 days of the addition of ErS, after 19 days of the addition of Imt and after 6 days of the addition of Diaz, to auranofin solution showing that the thiones react with auranofin very slowly.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)53-60
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Inorganic Biochemistry
Volume88
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2002

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This research was supported by the KFUPM Research Committee under project no. CY/NMR-STUDIES/214.

Keywords

  • Auranofin
  • Diazinane-2-thione
  • Ergothionine
  • Gold(I)
  • Imidazolidine-2-thione
  • NMR

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry

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