Synthesis of Pure Enantiomers of Titanium(IV) Complexes with Chiral Diaminobis(phenolato) Ligands and Their Biological Reactivity

Sci Rep. 2018 Jun 26;8(1):9705. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-27735-0.

Abstract

Racemic and enantiomerically pure titanium(IV) complexes with ortho-brominated or para-nitrated chiral diaminobis(phenolato) ligands were prepared with NH and NMe cyclohexyldiamino bridges through ligand to metal chiral induction. The hydrolytic behavior of the complexes was evaluated, identifying the N-methylated complex as the most stable. A representative NH complex hydrolyzed to first give a dimeric structure in solution as deduced by NMR diffusion measurements, followed by formation of clusters with higher nuclearity, as was supported by X-ray characterization of a tetranuclear cluster obtained in trace amounts following 30 days in water solutions. The cytotoxicity of the enantiomerically pure and racemic complexes was measured on HT-29 human colon cancer cell line based on the MTT assay; all stereochemical configurations of the N-methylated complex were inactive, whereas for the NH complexes, the racemic mixtures were mostly inactive but the pure enantiomers exhibited similarly high cytotoxicity, supporting a polynuclear active species. Analysis of the two enantiomers of the most active brominated complex for their cytotoxicity on human ovarian A2780, cisplatin resistant A2780cp and multi-drug-resistant A2780adr cell lines as well as for their apoptosis induction on the A2780 line revealed similar reactivity, supporting a similar mechanism for the two enantiomers.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology
  • Apoptosis / drug effects
  • Cisplatin / chemistry
  • Cisplatin / pharmacology
  • HT29 Cells
  • Humans
  • Hydrolysis
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Models, Molecular
  • Stereoisomerism
  • Titanium / chemistry*

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Titanium
  • Cisplatin