COMPLEXES OF SALICYLALDEHYDE ACYLHYDRAZONES : CYTOTOXICITY, QSAR AND CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF THE STERICALLY HINDERED T-BUTYL DIMER
1998
Abstract A series of acylhydrazones of salicylaldehyde and their transition metal complexes, predominantly copper(II), have been prepared and characterized. The crystal structure of the Cu(II) complex of the sterically hindered t -butyl derivative contains a phenolato bridged dimer with the ligand coordinated as a tridentate moiety. QSAR analyses of the cytotoxicity of the chelators and their Cu(II) complexes reveals that solubility is the dominant factor for activity. Compounds display a maximum with respect to lipophilicity, allowing optimization of the bioactivity for both the ligands and their complexes. Copper complexes are significantly more cytotoxic than the metal-free ligands and complexes of other metals: Cu > Ni > Zn=Mn > Fe=Cr > Co.
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