article · Applied Organometallic Chemistry
Researchers have synthesised and characterised a new series of mixed-ligand metal chelates combining a pyrimidine-benzimidazole derivative and imidazole with copper, vanadyl, silver, and palladium. Structural elucidation confirmed distinct coordination geometries for each complex, supported by density functional theory calculations that aligned with experimental findings. Evaluation of molecular polarisability and hyperpolarisability indicated notable nonlinear optical properties. Laboratory assessments demonstrated that the compounds possess antimicrobial activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, with molecular docking clarifying their binding interactions with microbial proteins. In vitro studies further confirmed that the chelates bind effectively to DNA through intercalation, electrostatic, and covalent modes. Testing also revealed strong radical-scavenging antioxidant performance alongside cytotoxic action against tumour cells in culture, pointing to potential therapeutic value.
Multi-functional chemical compounds that combine distinct optical and biological activities are valuable in scientific development. By demonstrating antimicrobial, antioxidant, and anti-tumour properties alongside nonlinear optical characteristics, these metal complexes offer useful baseline data for researchers developing advanced materials and dual-action therapeutics designed to target bacterial infections and cancer cells.
This work represents early-stage laboratory research. The identified anti-tumour, antioxidant, and antimicrobial effects, alongside nonlinear optical behaviours, could inform future development of specialty optical materials and pharmaceutical drug candidates. Potential end users include pharmaceutical developers and materials science research teams, but real-world application remains distant, requiring extensive preclinical safety testing, formulation design, and in vivo efficacy trials before any commercial pipeline can be established.
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This study was planned to prepare new mixed ligand chelates derived from N‐(4,6‐dimethylpyrimidin‐2‐yl)‐3a,4,5,6,7,7a‐hexahydro‐1H‐benzimidazol‐2‐amine (BIP), and imidazole (I). They identified through CHN study, spectroscopic (NMR, FT‐IR, and UV–Vis), conductivity, magnetic susceptibility, mass analysis, and thermal analysis. Correlation between all results exposed that the BIP ligand performed as a bi‐dentate ligand through NN donation locations, where the co‐ligand shows as N–H monodentate. The optimization for the studied chelates led to the formation of distorted octahedral geometry for BIPICu and BIPIVO chelates, distorted (tetrahedral and square planar) geometry for BIPIAg and BIPIPd chelates, respectively, around the metal salt. The B3LYP level, B3LYP/6‐311G** level for the free ligand, and B3LYP/6–311G**‐LANL2DZ functional level for the solid chelates were used in density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The findings showed that DFT calculations produce conclusions that are consistent with those of the experiments. The resulting compounds' nonlinear optical properties were examined by calculating the hyperpolarizability ( β ) and molecular polarizability ( α ) parameters, which gave rise to several unexpected optical properties for the synthesized compounds. Using the agar well diffusion method, the antimicrobial activity of the produced compounds was experimentally confirmed against a subset of G+ and G− bacteria. To ascertain how these substances attach to the targeted protein binding sites, a molecular docking mechanism between the microbially resistant chelates and their suppressed microbial protein pocket receptors was investigated. Also, DNA binding estimated for studied structures was tested by electronic absorption spectrum, viscosity estimation, and gel electrophoresis. Data proposed that all tested compounds link with DNA using an intercalation, electrostatic, and covalent binding mechanism. Moreover, antioxidant performance for studied compounds was governed by radical scavenging techniques in vitro. In addition, an MTT assay has been worked out to explore in vitro cytotoxic impending. All the tested chelates assumed antimicrobial, antitumor, and antioxidant performances that cause them to suggest drugs.
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DOI: 10.1002/aoc.7463
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