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Original Articles

Gadolinium(III) and dysprosium(III) complexes with a Schiff base bis(N-salicylidene)-3-oxapentane-1,5-diamine: synthesis, characterization, antioxidation, and DNA-binding studies

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Pages 1054-1071 | Received 11 Sep 2014, Accepted 29 Dec 2014, Published online: 09 Feb 2015
 

Abstract

A pentadentate Schiff base bis(N-salicylidene)-3-oxapentane-1,5-diamine (H2L) and its lanthanide(III) complexes, [GdL(NO3)(DMF)(H2O)] (1) and [Dy2L2(NO3)2]·2H2O (2), have been synthesized and characterized by physical, chemical, and spectroscopic methods. Single crystal X-ray structure reveals that 1 is a discrete mononuclear species with nine-coordinate Gd(III) in a distorted mono-capped square antiprism geometry. Complex 2 is a centrosymmetric binuclear neutral entity, in which Dy(III) is eight-coordinate in a distorted square antiprism. Electronic absorption titration spectra, ethidium bromide competitive experiments, and viscosity measurements indicate that both the ligand and complexes bind calf thymus DNA, presumably via groove binding. Investigations of antioxidant activities show that both complexes have some scavenging effects for hydroxyl and superoxide radicals.

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Funding

The present research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China [grant number 21367017]; the Fundamental Research Funds for the Gansu Province Universities [grant number 212086]; Natural Science Foundation of Gansu Province [grant number 1212RJZA037]; and ‘Qing Lan’ Talent Engineering Funds for Lanzhou Jiaotong University.

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