In vitro and In vivo Studies of Potential Anticancer Agents of Platinum(II) Complexes of Dicyclopentadiene and Dithiocarbamates

Three platinum(II) complexes of dicyclopentadiene (DCP) and dithiocarbamates (DTC), namely, [Pt(η4-DCP)(Me2DTC)]PF6 (1), [Pt(η4-DCP)(Et2DTC)]PF6 (2) and [Pt(η4-DCP)(Bz2DTC)]PF6 (3) [Me2DTC = dimethyldithiocarbamate, Et2DTC = diethyldithiocarbamate, and Bz2DTC = dibenzyldithiocarbamate] were prepared and characterized by elemental analysis, IR, 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy. The spectroscopic data indicated the coordination of both DCP and dithiocarbamate ligands to platinum(II). The solution chemisty of complex 1 revealed that the complexes are stable in both DMSO and 1:1 mixture of DMSO: H2O. In vitro cytotoxicity of the complexes relative to cisplatin was tested using MTT assay, against CHL-1 (human melanoma cancer cells), MDA-MB-231 (breast cancer cells), A549 (lung cancer cells), and B16 (murine melanoma cancer cells). The antiproliferative effect of all three prepared complexes was found to be significantly higher than cisplatin. Furthermore, flow cytometric analysis of complex 1 showed that the complex induced apoptosis, oxidative stress, mitochondrial potential depolarization and cell cycle arrest in a concentration-dependent pattern in the CHL-1 cells. Confirmation of apoptosis via gene expression analysis demonstrated down-regulation of anti-apoptotic genes and up-regulation of pro-apoptotic genes in the CHL-1 cells. Wound healing assays also lent support to the strong cytotoxicity of the complexes. In vivo studies showed a significant reduction of tumor volume at the end of the experiment. In addition, the drug did not change the weight of the mice. In conclusion, complex 1 inhibited cell proliferation in vitro and reduced tumor growth in vivo.

Electron belt-to-σ-hole switch of noncovalently bound iodine(i) atoms in dithiocarbamate metal complexes

The nature of metals in the isostructural series of dithiocarbamate complexes affects the electron belt-to-σ-hole switch of noncovalently bound iodine(i) leading to either semicoordination, or halogen bonding.

Large d–d luminescence energy variations in square-planar bis(dithiocarbamate) platinum(ii) and palladium(ii) complexes with near-identical MS4 motifs: a variable-pressure study

A surprising variation of luminescence maxima occurs for crystalline dithiocarbamate platinum(ii) complexes with very similar square-planar coordination geometries but different peripheral substituents R, R′.

Emitting-state properties of square-planar dithiocarbamate complexes of palladium(II) and platinum(II) probed by pressure-dependent luminescence spectroscopy

Temperature- and pressure-dependent Raman and luminescence spectra of four crystalline complexes of palladium(II) and platinum(II) with chelating diethyldithiocarbamate (EDTC) and pyrrolidine-N-dithiocarbamate (PDTC) ligands are reported. The crystal structure of [Pd(PDTC)2] was resolved at 120 K. Luminescence band maxima are observed at approximately 14 500 cm–1and 16 000 cm–1for the palladium(II) and platinum(II) complexes, respectively. Pressure leads to blue shifts of the band maxima by +9 and +13 cm–1/kbar for [Pd(EDTC)2] and [Pd(PDTC)2], and +15 cm–1/kbar for [Pt(EDTC)2]. These spin-forbidden d–d luminescence transitions have lifetimes of approximately 600 µs at temperatures below 20 K. Luminescence intensities at room temperature are low, but they increase significantly with external pressure. The experimental results show that strong increases of luminescence intensities caused by pressure are not limited to complexes with monodentate ligands, a result providing insight on the coordinates with emitting-state distortions responsible for this effect.