Synthesis and characterization of complexes of trialkyl- and triarylphosphine gold(I) with thiolated purines and pyrimidines: a class of bifunctional compounds with potential antitumor activity

  • Giancarlo Stocco*
  • , Filippa Gattuso
  • , Anvarhusein A. Isab
  • , C. Frank Shaw
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

New complexes of the type R3PAuL or (R3PAu)2(μ-L) where R=ethyl or phenyl and L=6-thioguanine, 2, 6- dithioxanthine, 2, 4-dithiouracil and/or dithioerythritol have been prepared. These complexes have been identified by using elemental analysis, 1H, 13C and 31P NMR spectroscopy. The structures have been proposed based on these spectroscopic studies. Sulfur appears to be the binding site in disubstituted complexes of 2, 4-dithiouracil and 1, 4-dithioerythritol, while the phosphine gold(I) moieties appear to be S and N bonded in 2, 6-dithioxanthine and 6-thioguanine. The potential use of these complexes as antitumor drugs is discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)129-135
Number of pages7
JournalInorganica Chimica Acta
Volume209
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Jul 1993

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry

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