Antitumor Metallothiosemicarbazonate： Synthesis,Crystal Structure,Spectra and Antitumor Studies of Co（Ⅲ） Complex with Thiosemicarbazone Derivative of 2-Benzoylpyridine

The title complex [Co（L）2]Cl·4H2O I has been achieved via self-assembly by incorporating cobalt into 2-benzoylpyridine thiosemicarbazonate ligand, and characterized by elemental analysis, infrared spectra, mass spectra and single-crystal X-ray diffraction study. The crystal crystallizes in monoclinic, space group P2 1/n, with a = 10.227（3）, b = 17.363（4）, c = 17.459（4） A, β= 100.408（4）°, V= 3049.2（13） A^3, Z = 4, Mr = 677.08, Dc = 1.475 g/cm^3, μ（MoKα） = 0.834 mm^-1, F（000） = 1400, the final R = 0.0747 and wR = 0.0896 for 1663 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）. The complex contains one six-coordinated cobalt ion connected by two thiosemicarbazone ligands which act as a tridentate ligand to coordinate with the center metal atoms via two pyridyl nitrogen atoms, two imine nitrogen atoms and two sulfur atoms giving rise to a mononuclear structure. Hydrogen bonds existing in the complex link the different components to stabilize the crystal structure. The antiturnor activity of the title complex was tested against A549 lung cancer cell line. Complex ! exhibits antitumor activity.