Complexation of captopril with gold(I) and its exchange reactions with thiomalate and cyanide

  • Anvarhusein A. Isab*
  • , Ibrahim Ghazi
  • , Abdul Rahman Al-Arfaj
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Captopril {Hcap, 1-[(2S)-3-mercapto-2-methylpropionyl]-L-proline} with gold(I) forms a 1:1 crystalline complex [Au(cap)]. The exchange reactions of thiomalate and cyanide with [Au(cap)] have been studied using 13C NMR spectroscopy. It is found that [Au(cap)] forms a very high-molecular-weight polymer compared to gold(I) thiomalate. Thiomalate and CN- both bind to [Au(cap)], however, as expected, CN- binds more strongly. When 13CN- was added to [Au(cap)] solution, 13C NMR resonances due to [Au(cap) (13CN)]- (two isomers containing cis or trans cap) and [Au(13CN)2]- were observed. Evidence is presented which shows that the cis isomer of [Au(cap) (13CN)]- is more stable than the trans.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)841-845
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 1993

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry

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