Humic substances (HS) are important iron chelators responsible for the transport of iron from freshwater systems to the open sea, where iron is essential for marine organisms. Evidence suggests that iron complexed to HS comprises the bulk of the iron ligand pool in near‐coastal waters and shelf seas. River‐derived HS have been investigated to study their transport to, and dwell in oceanic waters. A library of iron model compounds and river‐derived Fe‐HS samples were probed in a combined X‐ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) and valence‐to‐core X‐ray emission spectroscopy (VtC‐XES) study at the Fe K‐edge. The analyses performed revealed that iron complexation in HS samples is only dependent on oxygen‐containing HS functional groups, such as carboxyl and phenol. The photoreduction mechanism of FeIII‐HS in oceanic conditions into bioavailable aquatic FeII forms, highlights the importance of river‐derived HS as an iron source for marine organisms. Consequently, such mechanisms are a vital component of the upper‐ocean iron biogeochemistry cycle.
With the aim of enhancing the biological activity of ruthenium-nitrosyl complexes, new compounds with four equatorially bound indazole ligands, namely, trans-[RuCl(Hind)(NO)]Cl·HO ([3]Cl·HO) and trans-[RuOH(Hind)(NO)]Cl·HO ([4]Cl·HO), have been prepared from trans-[Ru(NO)(Hind)] ([2]). When the pH-dependent solution behavior of [3]Cl·HO and [4]Cl·HO was studied, two new complexes with two deprotonated indazole ligands were isolated, namely [RuCl(ind)(Hind)(NO)] ([5]) and [RuOH(ind)(Hind)(NO)] ([6]). All prepared compounds were comprehensively characterized by spectroscopic (IR, UV-vis, H NMR) techniques. Compound [2], as well as [3]Cl·2(CH)CO, [4]Cl·2(CH)CO, and [5]·0.8CHCl, the latter three obtained by recrystallization of the first isolated compounds (hydrates or anhydrous species) from acetone and dichloromethane, respectively, were studied by X-ray diffraction methods. The photoinduced release of NO in [3]Cl and [4]Cl was investigated by cyclic voltammetry and resulting paramagnetic NO species were detected by EPR spectroscopy. The quantum yields of NO release were calculated and found to be low (3-6%), which could be explained by NO dissociation and recombination dynamics, assessed by femtosecond pump-probe spectroscopy. The geometry and electronic parameters of Ru species formed upon NO release were identified by DFT calculations. The complexes [3]Cl and [4]Cl showed considerable antiproliferative activity in human cancer cell lines with IC values in low micromolar or submicromolar concentration range and are suitable for further development as potential anticancer drugs. p53-dependence of Ru-NO complexes [3]Cl and [4]Cl was studied and p53-independent mode of action was confirmed. The effects of NO release on the cytotoxicity of the complexes with or without light irradiation were investigated using NO scavenger carboxy-PTIO.
A series of monomeric and dimeric Fe complexes with O,O-; O,N-; O,S-coordination motifs has been prepared and characterized by standard analytical methods in order to elucidate their potential to act as model compounds for aquatic humic acids. Due to the postulated reduction of iron in humic acids and following uptake by microorganisms, the redox behavior of the models was investigated with cyclic voltammetry. Most of the investigated compounds showed iron reduction potentials accessible to biological reducing agents. Additionally, observed reduction processes were predominantly irreversible, suggesting that subsequent reactions can take place after reduction of the iron center. Also the stability of the synthesized complexes in pure water and artificial seawater was monitored from 24h up to 21days by means of UV-Vis spectrometry. Several complexes remained stable even after 21days, showing only partially precipitation but some of them showed changes in UV-Vis spectra already after 24h which were connected to protonation/deprotonation processes as well as redox processes and degradation of the complexes. The ability to act as an iron source for primary producers was tested in algal growth experiments with two marine algae species Chlorella salina and Prymnesium parvum. Some of the compounds showed effects on the algal cultures, which are comparable with natural humic acids and better as for the samples kept under ideal conditions. Those findings help to understand which functional groups of humic acids could be responsible for the reversible iron binding and transport in aquatic humic substances.
A series of monomeric and dimeric Fe III complexes bearing benzoic hydroxamates as O,O-chelates has been prepared and characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectroscopy, UV-Vis spectroscopy, electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS), cyclic voltammetry, EPR spectroscopy and for some examples by X-ray diffraction analysis. The stability of the synthesized complexes in pure water and seawater was monitored over 24 h by means of UV-Vis spectrometry. The ability to release iron from the synthesized model complexes has been investigated with algae growth experiments.
Humic substances (HS) are important iron chelators responsible for the transport of iron from freshwater systems to the open sea, where iron is essential for marine organisms. Evidence suggests that iron complexed to HS comprises the bulk of the iron ligand pool in near‐coastal waters and shelf seas. River‐derived HS have been investigated to study their transport to, and dwell in oceanic waters. A library of iron model compounds and river‐derived Fe‐HS samples were probed in a combined X‐ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) and valence‐to‐core X‐ray emission spectroscopy (VtC‐XES) study at the Fe K‐edge. The analyses performed revealed that iron complexation in HS samples is only dependent on oxygen‐containing HS functional groups, such as carboxyl and phenol. The photoreduction mechanism of FeIII‐HS in oceanic conditions into bioavailable aquatic FeII forms, highlights the importance of river‐derived HS as an iron source for marine organisms. Consequently, such mechanisms are a vital component of the upper‐ocean iron biogeochemistry cycle.
A series of β-O-4 type dilignols and their iron(iii) complexes were evaluated as model compounds for humic acids.
The ruthenium nitrosyl moiety, {RuNO} 6 , is important as a potential releasing agent of nitric oxide and is of inherent interest in coordination chemistry. Typically, {RuNO} 6 is found in mononuclear complexes. Herein we describe the synthesis and characterization of several multimetal cluster complexes that contain this unit. Specifically, the heterotrinuclear μ 3 -oxido clusters [Fe 2 RuCl 4 (μ 3 -O)(μ-OMe)(μ-pz) 2 (NO)(Hpz) 2 ] ( 6 ) and [Fe 2 RuCl 3 (μ 3 -O)(μ-OMe)(μ-pz) 3 (MeOH)(NO)(Hpz)][Fe 2 RuCl 3 (μ 3 -O)(μ-OMe)(μ-pz) 3 (DMF)(NO)(Hpz)] ( 7 ·MeOH·2H 2 O) and the heterotetranuclear μ 4 -oxido complex [Ga 3 RuCl 3 (μ 4 -O)(μ-OMe) 3 (μ-pz) 4 (NO)] ( 8 ) were prepared from trans -[Ru(OH)(NO)(Hpz) 4 ]Cl 2 ( 5 ), which itself was prepared via acidic hydrolysis of the linear heterotrinuclear complex {[Ru(μ-OH)(μ-pz) 2 (pz)(NO)(Hpz)] 2 Mg} ( 4 ). Complex 4 was synthesized from the mononuclear Ru complexes (H 2 pz)[ trans -RuCl 4 (Hpz) 2 ] ( 1 ), trans -[RuCl 2 (Hpz) 4 ]Cl ( 2 ), and trans -[RuCl 2 (Hpz) 4 ] ( 3 ). The new compounds 4 – 8 were all characterized by elemental analysis, ESI mass spectrometry, IR, UV–vis, and 1 H NMR spectroscopy, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction, with complexes 6 and 7 being characterized also by temperature-dependent magnetic susceptibility measurements and Mössbauer spectroscopy. Magnetometry indicated a strong antiferromagnetic interaction between paramagnetic centers in 6 and 7 . The ability of 4 and 6 – 8 to form linkage isomers and release NO upon irradiation in the solid state was investigated by IR spectroscopy. A theoretical investigation of the electronic structure of 6 by DFT and ab initio CASSCF/NEVPT2 calculations indicated a ...
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