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Ruthenium(II) trithiacyclononane complexes of 7,3′,4′-trihydroxyflavone, chrysin and tectochrysin: Synthesis, characterisation, and cytotoxic evaluation

2019; Elsevier BV; Volume: 488; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.ica.2019.01.003

1873-3255

Joana Marques, Artur M. S. Silva, M. Paula M. Marques, Susana S. Braga,

Bioactive Compounds in Plants

This study describes a simple, two-step method for obtaining ruthenium(II) trithiacyclononane ([9]aneS3) flavonate complexes in yields ranging from 23% to 34%. With 7,3′,4′-trihydroxyflavone (thflv), a neutral complex, [Ru(II)([9]aneS3)(DMSO)(thflv)] (1), is formed by coordination at the catechol group. With chrysin (chrys) and tectochrysin (tchrys), Ru(II) binds to the chromenone fragment to form cationic complexes that are isolated as [Ru(II)([9]aneS3)(chrys)(DMSO)]Cl (2) and [Ru(II)([9]aneS3)(DMSO)(tchrys)]Cl (3). The structure of the complexes is characterised by FT-IR, NMR and ESI+-MS. Furthermore, the flavones and the corresponding complexes, 1–3, were investigated regarding their in vitro cytotoxic activity towards four different human tumour cell lines, PC-3 (prostate), MG-63 (osteosarcoma), MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 (both breast adenocarcinoma).