Synthesis, Crystal Structure, Interaction with BSA and Antibacterial Activity of La(III) and Sm(III) Complexes with Enrofloxacin

Two new La(III) and Sm(III) complexes with enrofloxacin (HER, 1-cyclopropyl-7-(4-ethyl-1-piperazinyl)-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-3-quinoline carboxylic acid, C(19)H(21)FN(3)O(3)), [La(2)(ER)(6)(H(2)O)(2)]·14H(2)O(1) and [Sm(2)(ER)(6)(H(2)O)(2)]·14H(2)O(2) have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, FT-IR, TG-DTG and X-ray single crystal diffraction. Both of the complexes are triclinic system with space group Pī. The structure of the complexes show that each rare earth atom in both complexes was nine-coordinated. Two of the enrofloxacin ions acted as tridentate chelate and bridging ligands, while the others as bidentate chelate ligands. The binding reaction between the complexes and bovine serum albumin (BSA) was studied by UV-vis absorption spectra and fluorescence spectroscopy. The results indicated that the two complexes had a quite strong ability to quench the fluorescence from BSA and the binding reaction was mainly a static quenching process. The binding constants K ( A )/(L·mol(-1)) were 1.46 × 10(5)(1) and 8.59 × 10(6)(2) and one binding site was formed. The synchronous spectroscopy suggested that tryptophan residues were placed in BSA. It was also found that the two complexes exhibited greater antimicrobial activity than enrofloxacin at given concentrations.     

Crystal Structures, Interactions with Biomacromolecules and Anticancer Activities of Mn(II), Ni(II), Cu(II) Complexes of Demethylcantharate and 2-Aminopyridine

Three novel transition metal complexes (Hapy)(2)[M(DCA)(2)]·6H(2)O (M?=?Mn(II) (1), Ni(II) (2), Cu(II) (3); DCA?=?demethylcantharate, 7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-2,3-dicarboxylate, C(8)H(8)O(5); Hapy?=?2-aminopyridine acid, C(5)H(7)N(2)) were synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, infrared spectra, thermogravimetric analysis and X-ray diffraction. DNA binding properties of the complexes were investigated by electronic absorption spectra, fluorescence spectra and viscosity measurements. Results indicated the complexes could bind to DNA through partial intercalation mode with binding constants K ( b )/(L·mol(-1)) of 1.91?×?10(4) (1), 5.13?×?10(4) (2) and 1.12?×?10(5) (3) at 298?K. Meanwhile, the interactions of the complexes with BSA were also studied by fluorescence spectra. The results suggested that the complexes could quench the fluorescence of BSA through static quenching with the binding constants K ( A )/(L·mol(-1)) of 1.44?×?10(6) (1), 1.14?×?10(7) (2) and 2.98?×?10(4) (3). And the main contribution was tryptophan residues of BSA. The antiproliferative activity test revealed that complexes showed more intense inhibition ratios against human hepatoma cells lines and human gastric cancer cells lines in vitro. Copper(II) complex (3) possesses the strongest inhibition ratio against human hepatoma cells.     

Spectroscopic study on the sonodynamic and sonocatalytic damage of anthraquinone derivants to bovine serum albumin under ultrasonic irradiation

In this work, three anthraquinone derivants (Alizarin: 1,2-dihydroxy-9, 10-anthraquinone, Alizarin–DA: 1,2-dihydroxy-9, 10-anthraquinone-3-aminomethyl-N, N-diacetic acid and Alizarin–DA–Fe: 1,2-dihydroxy-9, 10-anthraquinone-3-aminomethyl-N, N-diacetate-Ferrous(III)) were used to study the sonodynamic and sonocatalytic damage of bovine serum albumin (BSA) molecules according to the hyperchromic effect of UV–vis spectra and quenching effect of intrinsic fluorescence. Meanwhile, some influencing factors such as ultrasonic irradiation time, anthraquinone derivants concentration and ionic strength on the damage of BSA molecules were also considered. The results show that the synergetic effect of anthraquinone derivants and ultrasonic irradiation can efficiently damage the BSA molecules. Finally, some special radical scavengers were used to determine the kind of generated reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the presence of three anthraquinone derivants under ultrasonic irradiation. The results show that the ROS, at least, including singlet oxygen (¹O₂) and hydroxyl radicals (OH) are generated during the sonodynamic and sonocatalytic processes. It is wished that this paper could offer some valuable references for the application of anthraquinone derivants in sonodynamic therapy (SDT) and sonocatalytic therapy (SCT) for tumor treatment.     

Preparation, Characterization and Photophysical Properties of Highly Luminescent Terbium Complexes Incorporated Into SiO2/Polymer Hybrid Material

Two new highly luminescent Tb(III) coordination complexes of beta-diketone ligands, [TbL(capital I, Ukrainian)(NO(3))(3)(H(2)O)] 1 [L(capital I, Ukrainian)=N-(2-pyridinyl)ketoacetamide] and [TbL(capital I, Ukrainiancapital I, Ukrainian) (2)(NO(3))(2)(C(3)H(6)O)][TbL(capital I, Ukrainiancapital I, Ukrainian)(NO(3))(4)] 2 [L(capital I, Ukrainiancapital I, Ukrainian)=N-(6-(4-methylpyridinyl))ketoacetamide], were synthesized and characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction, and incorporated into SiO(2)/polymer hybrid material by sol-gel method resulting in a novel ternary molecular hybrid material. The Tb(III) complexes display characteristic metal-centered luminescence while the ligands emission are completely quenched, showing that efficient ligand-to-metal energy transfer (antenna effect) occurs. The gels can exhibit the characteristic emission bands of terbium ion. In addition, terbium ions present longer fluorescence lifetime in gels than in the corresponding pure complexes powders. Compared with the complexes, the unit mass luminescence intensities of the gels are enhanced. And the increase extent of luminescence intensity of the gel is influenced by the substituent of the ligands. At the same time, concentration effects on the luminescence intensity were investigated. The photo stabilities of the gels under UV radiation are much better than those of the pure terbium complexes.     

Cobalt-59 NMR and X-ray diffraction studies of hydrated and dehydrated (+/-)-tris(ethylenediamine) cobalt(III) chloride

Cobalt-59 NMR experiments have been carried out on single-crystal and polycrystalline (powder) samples of (+/-)-tris(ethylenediamine)cobalt(III) chloride trihydrate, (+/-)-[Co(en)(3)]Cl(3) x 3H(2)O, and of its dehydrate. In addition, the X-ray crystal structure of the dehydrated sample has been determined. X-ray diffraction measurements confirm a long-held assumption that dehydration has only minor effects on the structure of the [Co(en)(3)](3+) cation. Nevertheless, these small differences have a detectable effect on the 59Co nuclear magnetic resonance properties of these compounds; in particular, the nuclear quadrupole coupling constant, C(Q). Straightforward identification of the c-axis for large single crystals of (+/-)-[Co(en)(3)]Cl(3).3H(2)O and of its dehydrate allowed us to obtain single-crystal 59 Co NMR data by orienting the crystals in an MAS rotor. Data collected on single crystals and polycrystalline samples indicate that C(Q)=-3.05+/-0.05 and -2.80+/-0.05 MHz for the hydrated and dehydrated samples, respectively; the signs have been assigned on the basis of a point charge model. The chemical shift tensor principal components were also determined: for the hydrated sample, delta(perpendicular)=7281+/-2 ppm, delta(parallel)=7004+/-4 ppm and delta(iso)=7189 ppm; for the dehydrated sample, delta(perpendicular)=7288+/-2 ppm, delta(parallel)=7008+/-4 ppm and delta(iso)=7195 ppm. The electric field gradient and chemical shift tensors are axially symmetric, as required by crystal symmetry.     

多金属氧酸盐α-Na7H[GaW9Fe3(H2O)3O37]·16H2O合成和光谱

合成了α Na7H[GaW9Fe3 (H2 O) 3 O3 7]·16H2 O(简写为α GaW9Fe3 ,以下类同 )通过红外、紫外、元素分析、光电子能谱、极谱等手段进行了表征 ,并对该配合物的红外、紫外、元素分析、光电子能谱进行分析。配合物的红外光谱都出现了Keggin杂多阴离子所具有的νas(W—Oa—W ) ,νas(W—Ob—W ) ,νas(W—Oc—W) 和νas(W—Od—W ) 四种基本特征振动峰 ,表明所合成配合物也具有Keggin结构。所合成的配合物的紫外光谱都在2 10和 2 6 8nm附近有两个荷移跃迁带 ,分别对应于Od—W的 pπ dπ 荷移跃迁和Ob/Oc的 pπ dπ 荷移跃迁。Ob/Oc 的 pπ dπ荷移跃迁为特征吸收峰。GaW9和GaW9Fe3 都有一个 4电子还原波 ,且E1/ 2 比GaW9更负 ,因此所合成的配合物GaW9Fe3 为α体。GaW9Fe3 室温的磁矩比有效磁矩纯自旋值 6 0 3× 10 -2 3 A·m2 低 ,这暗示了杂多阴离子的三金属簇中 3个铁原子间存在反铁磁性自旋交换作用。对M ssbauer谱进行了分析 ,铁与桥氧之间形成了d pπ键 ,铁的d轨道与桥氧的 p轨道发生了重叠 ,p ,d电子之间产生了反磁性交换。因此M ssbauer谱是研究配合物磁性的有效手段。对该配合物的红外、紫外、光电子能谱、M ssbauer谱进行分析。为深入研究磁性与配合物结构的关系 ,为进一步研究其作为功能材     

光谱法研究纳米二氧化硅(SiO_2)催化超声波照射对牛血清白蛋白(BSA)的损伤

利用紫外-可见(Uv-Vis)光谱和荧光光谱研究了超声波照射激活纳米二氧化硅(SiO2)粒子对牛血清白蛋白(BSA)分子的损伤,并考查了超声波照射时间、纳米SiO2粉末加入量、溶液酸度和超声波照射功率等因素对BSA分子损伤程度的影响.结果表明,对于体系温度为(37.0±0.2)℃和浓度为1.0×10-5mol·-1的BSA溶液,UV-Vis光谱显示,随着超声波照射时间,纳米SiO2粉末加入量,溶液pH值和照射功率的增大呈现出越来越明显的增色效应.然而,BSA溶液的荧光光谱却随着上述因素的增大呈现出越来越明显的猝灭现象.此外,还初步探讨了超声波照射激活纳米siO2粒子对BSA分子损伤的机理,认为是声致发光或高热激发使纳米siO2粒子产生·OH自由基,进而损伤溶液中的BSA分子.这一研究结果对声催化方法应用于临床治疗肿瘤以及纳米药物的开发具有一定的指导意义.     

金属-糖胺配合物的合成,光谱表征及催化酯类水解的动力学研究

合成了4种新的糖胺 金属配合物,分别为[Ni(HL) (H2 O) 2 ]2 Cl2 ·CH3OH·2H2 O ,[Cu(HL) ]2 Cl2 ·CH3CH2 OH·3H2 O ,[Zn(HL) ]2 Cl2 ·H2 O ,[Co(HL) (H2 O) (OH) ]2 Cl2 ·CH3OH·2H2 O (HLN ,N′ 二βD 葡萄糖基乙二胺) ,并用元素分析、红外、紫外、核磁共振氢谱对其结构进行了表征。结果表明,Ni(Ⅱ) ,Co(Ⅲ)配合物为八面体构型,而Cu(Ⅱ) ,Zn(Ⅱ)配合物为四面体构型。最后研究了其对对硝基苯吡啶甲酸酯(PNPP)催化水解的催化速率常数。     

Iron-57 mössbauer spectroscopic study of six-coordinate and seven-coordinate iron(III)-EDTA complexes

Newly prepared six-coordinate M[Fe(edta)] (M=Li, Na, K, Rb) and seven-coordinate H[Fe(edta)(H₂O)].H₂O were characterized by Mössbauer spectroscopy. The hygroscopic six-coordinate complexes were found to have high-spin Fe³⁺ ions in distorted octahedral sites.     

NMR paramagnetic relaxation enhancement: test of the controlling influence of zfs rhombicity for S = 1

Prior theoretical work has predicted that the NMR paramagnetic relaxation enhancement (NMR-PRE) produced by electron spin S = 1 ions is highly sensitive to orthorhombic terms in the static zero field splitting (zfs) tensor. Zfs orthorhombicity (which implies chemical inequivalence of the three principal directions of the zfs-principal axis system and is described by the zfs E-parameter) is predicted to suppress the NMR-PRE profoundly relative to the reference cylindrical zfs-limit situation. This expectation was tested experimentally by a comparison of the zfs-limit NMR-PRE produced by [Ni(II)(en)(3)](2+) (en = ethylenediamine), a trigonal complex which lacks zfs-rhombicity, with the zfs-limit NMR-PRE produced by two orthorhombic complexes, [Ni(II)(en)(2)(H(2)O)(2)](2+) and [Ni(II)(en)(H(2)O)(4)](2+). As predicted, the zfs-limit NMR-PRE produced by the orthorhombic complexes in the proton resonance of a dioxane probe species in the solvent was strongly suppressed (by factors of approximately 5 and 7, respectively) relative to the comparable measurement on the trigonal complex. The suppression of the NMR-PRE due to the orthorhombic zfs terms is counteracted by an applied Zeeman field, leading to a predicted rise in the NMR-PRE with increasing Zeeman field strength; this rise occurs when the Zeeman energy is comparable to the orthorhombic zfs splitting, 2E. This second prediction of theory was likewise confirmed: the expected rhombicity-induced magnetic field dependence in the NMR-PRE was observed for the orthorhombic complexes but not for the trigonal complex.     

Binding of rare earth metal complexes with an ofloxacin derivative to bovine serum albumin and its effect on the conformation of protein

The water-soluble Pr (Ⅲ) and Nd (Ⅲ) complexes with an ofloxacin derivative have been prepared and characterized. The single-crystal X-ray diffraction showed that the Pr (III) and Nd (III) complexes have the similar molecular structure. Under physiological pH condition, the effects of [PrL(NO₃)₂(CH₃OH)](NO₃) and [NdL(NO₃)₂(CH₃OH)](NO₃) on bovine serum albumin (BSA) were examined using fluorescence spectroscopy in combination with UV-vis absorbance and circular dichroism (CD) spectra. The result reveals that the quenching mechanism of fluorescence of BSA by two complexes is a static quenching process and the number of binding sites is about 1 for both. The thermodynamic parameters (ΔH=−14.52 kJ mol⁻¹, ΔS=56.54 J mol⁻¹ K⁻¹ for [PrL(NO₃)₂(CH₃OH)](NO₃) and ΔH=−24.63 kJ mol⁻¹, ΔS=22.07 J mol⁻¹ K⁻¹ for [NdL(NO₃)₂(CH₃OH)](NO₃)) indicate that hydrophobic and electrostatic interactions are the main binding force in the complexes-BSA system. The binding average distance between complexes and BSA was obtained on the basis of Förster's theory. In addition, it was proved by the CD spectra that the BSA secondary structure was changed in the presence of complexes in an aqueous solution.     

Electron spin-relaxation via vibronic level of nickel (I) and nickel (III) cyanide complexes in NaCl single crystals

Electron spin-lattice relaxation rates for the low spin [Ni(CN)(4)](1-) and [Ni(CN)(4)](3-) complexes in NaCl host lattice were measured by the inversion recovery technique in the temperature range 7-50K. The data for both paramagnetic species fit very well to a relaxation process involving localized anharmonic vibration modes, also responsible for the g-tensor temperature dependence.     

Degradation of azo dye Acid black 1 using low concentration iron of Fenton process facilitated by ultrasonic irradiation

A combination of ultrasonic and low concentration iron (<3 mgL(-1)) of Fenton process (US/Fenton) has been used to treat wastewater containing Acid black 1 (AB1). The results show that the oxidation power of low concentration iron of Fenton could be significantly enhanced by ultrasonic irradiation. The degradation of AB1 in aqueous solution by US/Fenton can receive better results compared with either Fenton oxidation or ultrasonic alone. Many operational parameters, such as ultrasonic power density, the pH value, the Fe(2+) dosage, the H(2)O(2) dosage, AB1 concentration and the temperature, affecting the degradation efficiency were investigated. Also, the effects of various inorganic anions (such as Cl(-), NO(3)(-), CO(3)(2-), etc.) on the oxidation efficiency of US/Fenton were studied. Under the given test conditions, 98.83% degradation efficiency was achieved after 30 min reaction by US/Fenton. The effect of various inorganic anions was in the following decreasing order: SO(3)(2-)>CH(3)COO(-)>Cl(-)>CO(3)(2-)>HCO(3)(-)>SO(4)(2-)>NO(3)(-). The results show that the US/Fenton can be an effective technology for the treatment of organic dyes in wastewater.     

Ultrasonic relaxation study of preferential solvation in quasi-two-components aqueous solutions of amides and zinc salts

To investigate the effect of preferential solvation the ultrasonic attenuation (2-50 MHz) and velocities (3 MHz) of ZnCl(2) and 2-chloroacetamide (ClCH(2)CONH(2)) in water and its quasi-binary mixtures with the ratio (ZnCl(2)+ClCH(2)CONH(2)):H(2)O=1:55 at 298.15 K have been measured. The creation of specific complexes in the ClCH(2)CONH(2)-H(2)O-ZnCl(2) system have a relaxational character which, within the measurements of ultrasonic absorption in the frequency range 2-50 MHz, have been observed. On the base of these properties the kinetic and dynamic parameters of the observed relaxation have been calculated. To bring into relief the influence of Cl atom in the 2-chloroacetamide molecules for complexation process it has been investigated also the system AA-H(2)O-ZnCl(2). The next step of searching was to investigate the system of CHAA-H(2)O-ZnBr(2), to reduce the influence of Cl atom within ZnCl(2) molecule at the complexation process. The main aim of presented study was to investigate the possibility of complexation in the aqueous solutions of ZnCl(2) with the part of 2-ClCH(2)CONH(2) (CHAA). With regard of big complexing ability of zinc, there exist a theoretical possibility of attachment CHAA to the inner coordination sphere of zinc through chloride atom. There can create here outer-sphere as well as inner-sphere complexes. As a results the observed relaxation processes have been attributed to creation and disintegration the following complexes: Zn(H(2)O)(2)(CHAA)(4)(2+) and Zn(2+)(H(2)O)(3)(CHAA)Cl(2)(-).     

Spectroscopic investigation on the sonodynamic activity of amsacrine (AMSA) to bovine serum albumin (BSA) damage

The sonodynamic damage of bovine serum albumin (BSA) under ultrasonic irradiation in the presence of amsacrine (AMSA) was studied by hyperchromic effect of UV-vis spectra and quenching effect of intrinsic fluorescence. In addition, several influencing factors such as ultrasonic irradiation time, AMSA concentration, system acidity and ionic strength about the damage of BSA molecules were reviewed. The results showed that the damage degree was obviously enhanced with the increase of ultrasonic irradiation time and AMSA concentration, but it was only slightly increased with the increase of solution pH value and ionic strength. Furthermore, the binding and damaging sites to BSA molecules were estimated by synchronous fluorescence spectra. The different chances to damage tryptophan (Trp) and tyrosine (Tyr) residues were found through the ratios of synchronous fluorescence quenching (R_SFQ). At last, the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in sonodynamic process was estimated by the method of oxidation-extraction Spectrometry (OES). And then, several radical scavengers were used to determine the kind of ROS, which includes singlet oxygen (¹O₂) and hydroxyl radicals (·OH). Perhaps, the result would bring a certain guiding significance to use sonosensitive drugs in the fields of tumor treatment.     

利用原位红外光谱研究若干过渡金属氧化物-丙酸体系，Fe2Cr（μ3-O）（μ-O2CC2H5）6（H2O）3Cl*xH2O及Cr3（μ3-O）（μ-O2CC2H5）6（H2O）3NO3*xH2O的反应行为

利用原位红外光谱法研究标题化合作在N2 中的反应行为。发现它们在不同温度下能使丙酸分别转化为乙醛和戊酮。金属氧化物对丙酸的戊酮化反应活性顺序是 :Fe3O4 >MnO2 >Cr2 O3>Co2 O3>Ni2 O3,这顺序与下列簇合物对该反应的活性顺序类似 :[Fe2 MnOPH]>[Fe3OPH]>[Fe2 CrOPH]>[Fe2 CoOPH]>[Fe2 NiOPH]>[Cr3OPH][OPH =(μ3 O) (μ O2 CC2 H5) 6(H2 O) 3]。对于戊酮化反应 ,过渡金属氧化物的反应温度明显高于相应的 [Fe2 MOPH]的反应温度 ,这旁证了 [Fe2 MOPH]的活性组分不是其金属氧化物。还讨论了Fe3O4 ,Fe2 O3 对丙酸分别转化为乙醛和戊酮反应活性的明显差异。     

［Co(tren)(amino acidato-N,O)］X2·nH2O在溶液中的NMR研究

报道了配合物［Co(tren)(DL-phenylalaninato)］(ClO₄)₂ (Ⅰ)、Co(tren)(L-prolinato)］I₂·H₂O (Ⅱ)、［Co(tren) (L-valinato)］I₂·1/3H₂O (Ⅲ)、［Co(tren)(L-isoleucinato)］I₂ (Ⅳ)、［Co(tren) ( L-leucinato)］I₂ (Ⅴ) 在溶液中的NMR研究. 通过同核和异核二 维核磁共振实验归属了配合物的¹H和¹³C NMR ，发现在配合物的空间结构 中，四齿配体(tren)的3个螯合臂中有两个构象稳定，而另一个构象不稳定，这与晶体学数据吻合. 通过变温实验和溶剂效应实验，发现在配合物Ⅲ、Ⅳ、Ⅴ中存在分子内氢键，而在晶体结构中，所有配合物都存在分子间氢键. 配合物Ⅰ、Ⅱ在溶液中的行为需进一步的研究 .     

The periodic table of urea derivative: small molecules of zinc(II) and nickel(II) of diverse antimicrobial and antiproliferative applications

Molecular Diversity - Two complexes of Zn(II) and Ni(II) ions with the urea derivative, 2-benzimidazolyl-urea (BZIMU), of formulae [ZnBZIMU)2(H2O)](NO3)2 (1) and [Ni(BZIMU)2(CH3CH2OH)2](NO3)2 (2)...     

Spectroscopic studies on the interaction and sonodynamic damage of neutral red (NR) to bovine serum albumin (BSA)

In this paper, the interaction of neutral red (NR) with bovine serum albumin (BSA) and the sonodynamic damage to BSA under ultrasonic irradiation was studied by means of ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) and fluorescence spectra. The quenching constant (K_SV=5.749×10⁴ L/mol), binding constant (K_A=3.19×10⁴ L/mol) and binding site number (n=0.9462) were measured. The binding distance (r=2.47 nm) between NR and BSA was obtained according to Föster’s non-radiative energy transfer theory. The damage process of BSA molecules was detected by the hyperchromic effect of UV-vis spectra and quenching of intrinsic fluorescence spectra. In addition, the influencing factors such as ultrasonic irradiation time and NR concentration on the damage to BSA molecules were also considered. The results showed that the damage degree is enhanced with the increase of ultrasonic irradiation time and NR concentration. The possible mechanism of sonodynamic damage to BSA molecules was mainly mediated by singlet oxygen (¹O₂). Otherwise, the binding and damaging sites to BSA molecules were also estimated by synchronous fluorescence. The results indicated that the NR is more vicinal to tryptophan (Trp) residue than to tyrosine (Tyr) residue and the damage site is also mainly at Trp residues. The research result will bring a certain significance to use sonosensitive drugs in the fields of tumor treatment.     

Gas-phase doubly charged complexes of cyclic peptides with copper in +1, +2 and +3 formal oxidation states: formation, structures and electron capture dissociation

Copper complexes with a cyclic D-His-β-Ala-L-His-L-Lys and all-L-His-β-Ala-His-Lys peptides were generated by electrospray which were doubly charged ions that had different formal oxidation states of Cu(I), Cu(II) and Cu(III) and different protonation states of the peptide ligands. Electron capture dissociation showed no substantial differences between the D-His and L-His complexes. All complexes underwent peptide cross-ring cleavages upon electron capture. The modes of ring cleavage depended on the formal oxidation state of the Cu ion and peptide protonation. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations, using the B3LYP with an effective core potential at Cu and M06-2X functionals, identified several precursor ion structures in which the Cu ion was threecoordinated to pentacoordinated by the His and Lys side-chain groups and the peptide amide or enolimine groups. The electronic structure of the formally Cu(III) complexes pointed to an effective Cu(I) oxidation state with the other charge residing in the peptide ligand. The relative energies of isomeric complexes of the [Cu(c-HAHK + H)](2+) and [Cu(c-HAHK - H)](2+) type with closed electronic shells followed similar orders when treated by the B3LYP and M06-2X functionals. Large differences between relative energies calculated by these methods were obtained for open-shell complexes of the [Cu(c-HAHK)](2+) type. Charge reduction resulted in lowering the coordination numbers for some Cu complexes that depended on the singlet or triplet spin state being formed. For [Cu(c-HAHK - H)](2+) complexes, solution H/D exchange involved only the N-H protons, resulting in the exchange of up to seven protons, as established by ultra-high mass resolution measurements. Contrasting the experiments, DFT calculations found the lowest energy structures for the gas-phase ions that were deprotonated at the peptide C(α) positions.