13C and 15N NMR studies of the interaction of gold(I) captopril with selenocyanate, selenourea, and thiourea in aqueous solution

M. Naseem Akhtar, Anvarhusein A. Isab*, Abdul Rahman Al-Arfaj

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Abstract

The interaction of KSe13 C15N with gold(I)-captopril (Aucap)(n) in aqueous solution was studied by 13C and 15N NMR spectroscopy. The Se13C15N- interacts with (Aucap)(n) to form an unstable [cap-Au- Se13C15N]- species which readily undergoes disproportionation and redox reactions to generate [Au(13C15N)2]-, (cap)2, Se0, and Au0. The approximate second-order rate constant of disproportionation of [cap-Au- Se13C15N]- is found to be 0.014 ± 0.001 1 mol-1 h-1. The 13C and 15N chemical shifts and 1J(77Se-13C) and 1J(13C-15N) coupling constants for free Se13C15N- and [Au(13C15N)2]- species are reported. The interaction of selenourea (SeU) with (Aucap)(n) resulted in the formation of a [cap-Au-SeU] complex which underwent decomposition and redox reactions to produce (cap)2, Se0, and Au0 species. Thiourea gave rise to a stable [cap-Au-TU] complex which did not undergo redox reaction.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)197-205
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Inorganic Biochemistry
Volume66
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 May 1997

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry

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