[(C C)Au(N N)](+) Complexes as a New Family of Anticancer Candidates: Synthesis, Characterization and Exploration of the Antiproliferative Properties

A library of eleven cationic gold(III) complexes of the general formula [(C C)Au(N N)]+ when C C is either biphenyl or 4,4’-ditertbutyldiphenyl and N N is a bipyridine, phenanthroline or dipyridylamine derivative have been synthesized and characterized. Contrasting effects on the viability of the triple negative breast cancer cells MDA-MB-231 was observed from a preliminary screening. The antiproliferative activity of the seven most active complexes were further assayed on a larger panel of human cancer cells as well as on non-cancerous cells for comparison. Two complexes stood out for being either highly active or highly selective. Eventually, reactivity studies with biologically meaningful amino acids, glutathione, higher order DNA structures and thioredoxin reductase (TrxR) revealed a markedly different behavior from that of the well-known coordinatively isomeric [(C N C)Au(NHC)]+ structure. This makes the [(C C)Au(N N)]+ complexes a new class of organogold compounds with an original mode of action

Revisiting the intermolecular fujiwara hydroarylation of alkynes

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)The Fujiwara hydroarylation of alkynes was reinvestigated using the addition of indole to methyl or ethyl phenyl-propiolate catalyzed by Pd(OAc)(2) as a model reaction. Reactions were monitored by both H-1 NMR spectroscopy and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI/MS), and also through reactions carried out in the gas phase using MS/MS experiments. Contrary to the original suggestion for exclusive heteroarene activation, the data supports the coexistence of both heteroarene activation (C-H activation) and alkyne activation (Friedel-Crafts- type pathway). Under the reaction conditions used in this work, intermediates for both mechanisms were detected by NMR spectroscopy and MS, but alkyne activation seems to be predominant according to H-1 NMR spectroscopic studies and theoretical predictions. Alkyne activation is promoted by the coordination of an electrophilic palladium species to the C-C triple bond, followed by nucleophilic attack of the heteroaryl counterpart. Two previously undetected equilibria in this reaction involving the vinylpalladium intermediates and the final products were also found to be critical to the stereoselectivity of the reaction.The Fujiwara hydroarylation of alkynes was reinvestigated. Reactions were monitored by 1H NMR spectroscopy, by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI/MS), and through reactions carried out in the gas phase using MS/MS experiments. The Fujiwara hyd20171317941803FAPESP - FUNDAÇÃO DE AMPARO À PESQUISA DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULOCNPQ - CONSELHO NACIONAL DE DESENVOLVIMENTO CIENTÍFICO E TECNOLÓGICOFundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)2011/23832‐6; 2010/11068‐7; 2008/00122‐0; 2010/00257‐3457027/2014‐