Abstract
Complexes of the type [Co(LL) 2Cl 2]Cl, where LL = N, N′-ethylenediamine (en), 2,2′-bipyridine (bpy), 1,10-phenanthroline (phen), 1,10-phenanthroline-5,6-dione (phendione) and dipyrido[3,2- a:2′,3′- c]phenazine (dppz) have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analyses, IR, UV–visible and NMR spectroscopy. Crystal structure of [Co(phendione) 2Cl 2]Cl · 0.5HCl · 3.5H 2O has been solved and refined to R = 0.0552. The crystal is monoclinic with space group C 2/ c; a = 25.730(2) Å, b = 12.375(1) Å, c = 18.979(2) Å, β = 119.925(1)° and Z = 8. The DNA binding characteristics of the complexes, investigated by covalent binding assay, viscosity measurements and competitive binding fluorescence measurements show that the complexes interact with DNA covalently except the complex containing the planar dppz ligand which intercalates within the base pairs of DNA. The complexes containing en, phen and phendione cleave plasmid pBR 322 DNA upon irradiation under aerobic conditions while the complex containing the dppz ligand cleaves DNA upon irradiation under inert atmosphere. Molecular modeling studies show that the minimized structure of [Co(phendione) 2Cl 2] +, maintained the octahedral structure while binding to the N7 of guanines and the ligand fits into the major groove without disrupting the helical structure of the B-DNA.
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