Heteroleptic Silver(I) and Gold(I) N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes: Structural Characterization, Computational Analysis, Tyrosinase Inhibitory, and Biological Effects

Inorg Chem. 2023 Oct 16;62(41):16710-16724. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c01759. Epub 2023 Oct 3.

Abstract

Derivatization of (NHC)M-Cl (M = Ag, Au) with selected sulfur donors from the family of dialkyldithiophosphates and bis(2-mercapto-1-methylimidazolyl)borate ligands gave a series of heteroleptic mononuclear complexes. In single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis, Ag(I) complexes adopted a trigonal planar geometry, while Au(I) complexes are near-linear. TD-DFT and hole-electron analyses of the selected complexes gave insight into the electronic features of the metal complexes. In vitro cellular tests were conducted on the human cancerous breast cell line MCF-7 using 2 and 8. The antibacterial activities of complexes 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, and IPr-Ag-Cl were also screened against Gram-positive (Staphylococcus aureus PTCC 1112) and Gram-negative (Escherichia coli PTCC 1330) bacteria. Antityrosinase and hemolytic effects of the selected compounds were also determined.

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Gold / chemistry
  • Gold / pharmacology
  • Humans
  • Methane / chemistry
  • Methane / pharmacology
  • Monophenol Monooxygenase*
  • Silver* / chemistry
  • Silver* / pharmacology

Substances

  • Monophenol Monooxygenase
  • Silver
  • carbene
  • Gold
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Methane