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. 1998 Dec;72(3-4):155-62.
doi: 10.1016/s0162-0134(98)10075-2.

Complexes of salicylaldehyde acylhydrazones: cytotoxicity, QSAR and crystal structure of the sterically hindered t-butyl dimer

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Complexes of salicylaldehyde acylhydrazones: cytotoxicity, QSAR and crystal structure of the sterically hindered t-butyl dimer

L L Koh et al. J Inorg Biochem. 1998 Dec.

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 > Cr > Co.

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