Crystal structures,electrochemical properties,antioxidant screening and in vitro cytotoxic studies on four novel Cu(II) complexes of bidentate Schiff base ligands derived from 2-methoxyethylamine |
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| Authors: | Zeinab Abbasi Maciej Kubicki Ali Khaleghian |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Chemistry, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran;2. Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland;3. Faculty of Medicine, Biochemistry Department, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran |
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| Abstract: | Four novel Schiff base ligands and their copper(II) complexes, [Cu(L1)2] (1), [Cu(L2)2] (2), [Cu(L3)2] (3), and [Cu(L4)2] (4), were synthesized and characterized by elemental analyses, FT-IR, and UV–Vis spectroscopy. The ligands were synthesized from the condensation of 2-methoxyethylamine with various salicylaldehyde derivatives (x-salicylaldehyde for HLn, x = H (n = 1), 5-Br (n = 2), 3-OMe (n = 3), and 4-OMe (n = 4)). The molecular structures of 1, 2, and 3 were determined by the single crystal X-ray diffraction technique. The redox behavior studies of the complexes in acetonitrile display the electronic effects of the groups on the redox potential. The antioxidant activity of the Schiff base ligands and their Cu(II) complexes was evaluated using the 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging method and FRAP assay. Furthermore, the in vitro anticancer activity of compounds was screened, including MTT and migration assays against gastric cancer cell line (MKN-45). The results show that all ligands and complexes have antioxidant and anticancer activity in a concentration-dependent way. |
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| Keywords: | Crystal structure radical scavenging MTT assay anti-cancer activity electrochemical properties |
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