Sixteen cobalt(III) complexes incorporating one of the investigated 4N donor tripodal amines in the presence or absence of differently substituted hydroxamates have been synthesized and the effect of the nature of the N-donor, size of the chelates formed and the effect of the type of the substituent(s) at the hydroxamate moiety on the redox properties of the complexes have been studied. The crystal and molecular structures of the new complexes, [Co(unspenp)(H 2 O)Cl]Cl 2 .H 2 O (4), [Co(tren)(phebha)](ClO 4 ) 2 (11), [Co(tpa)(bha)](ClO 4 ) 2 •C 2 H 5 OH•H 2 O (15) and [Co(tpa)(phebha)](ClO 4 ) 2 ( 16) have also been determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction method. Cyclic voltammetric (CV) results indicated the irreversible reduction of Co(III) in all the investigated complexes. Out of the four studied tripodal amines, abap was found to decrease the Co(III/II) reduction potential far below the region of bioreductants. Decreasing of two of the chains by one CH 2 in tren compared to abap resulted in less negative reduction potential of the corresponding complex.Further positive shift was observed by introducing two (uns-penp), and especially three (tpa)π-back-bonding pyridyl rings into the chains of tetramines. In agreement with literature results, the 3+ oxidation state of the central cobalt ion was found to be extremely stabilized in the ternary complexes containing the doubly deprotonated benzohydroximate, but the metal ion is significantly more reducible in the ternary complexes with mono-deprotonated benzohydroxamate/derivative ligands. Measurable effect was not found on the redox potential via introduction of chloro or nitro substituents in para position into the phenyl moiety of bha -(Cl-bhaand NO 2 -bha -). Significant positive shift (ca. 200 mV) was obtained, however, when R N = H was replaced by a phenyl ring in phebhatherefore complexes with this latter ligand can be likely candidates for the in vitro releasing of hydroxamates with proven biological activity.
Bidentate (O,O′) N-formylhydroxylamine chelation of Co(iii) centres and notable antibacterial activity of a Co(iii) peptide deformylase inhibitor complex against sensitive and resistant strains of S. aureus.
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