DNA-binding and cleavage, cytotoxicity properties of Ru(II) complexes with 2-(4′-chloro-phenyl) imidazo[4,5-f][1,10]phenanthroline, ligand and their “light switch” on–off effect

Experimental and Density-Functional-Theo

Experimental and Density-Functional-Theory (DFT) Studies on the DNA-Binding Trend and Spectral Properties of the Ruthenium Complexes [Ru(4,7-dmp)(bdip)]2+ and [Ru(bpy)2(bdip)]2+ (4,7-dmp=4,7-Dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline, bdip=2-(1,3-Benzodioxol-4-yl)-1H-imidazo[4,5-f] [1,10]phenanthroline, bpy=2,2′-bipyridine)

✍ Li-Feng Tan; Sheng Zhang; Hui Chao; Kang-Cheng Zheng; Fang Wang; Yue Xiao; Liang 📂 Article 📅 2007 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 German ⚖ 320 KB 👁 1 views

## Abstract The new ligand bdip (=2‐(1,3‐benzodioxol‐4‐yl)‐1__H__‐imidazo[4,5‐__f__][1,10]phenanthroline) and its Ru^II^ complexes [Ru(4,7‐dmp)~2~(bdip)]^2+^ (**1**; 4,7‐dmp=4,7‐dimethyl‐1,10‐phenanthroline) and [Ru(bpy)~2~(bdip)]^2+^ (**2**; bpy=2,2′‐bipyridine) were synthesized and characterized