Tricarbonyl 99mTc(i) and Re(i)-thiosemicarbazone complexes: synthesis, characterization and biological evaluation for targeting bacterial infection

Dipak Kumar Nayak, Rinku Baishya, Ramalingam Natarajan, Tuhinadri Sen, Mita Chatterjee Debnath

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Abstract

Methyl, ethyl and phenyl nitrofuryl thiosemicarbazone ligands (1, 2 and 3 respectively) were radiolabeled with freshly prepared aqueous solution of a fac[99mTc(CO)3(H2O)3]+ precursor. The radiochemical yield was around 98% as determined by thin layer chromatography and HPLC. The complexes exhibited substantial stability. The corresponding Re(i) complexes were prepared from a Re(CO)5Br precursor to understand the coordination behavior of the ligands against a tricarbonyl rhenium(i) precursor. The rhenium(i) complexes were characterized by means of IR, NMR and mass spectroscopic studies as well as by X-ray crystallography, and correlated with the technetium complexes by means of HPLC studies. Electrochemical reduction of monomeric Re(CO)3-complexes of nitrofuryl ethyl thiosemicarbazone was also studied using cyclic voltammetry. Biodistribution studies of 99mTc(CO)3-labeled thiosemicarbazones in rats intramuscularly infected with S. aureus exhibited substantial in vivo stability of the complex and moderate accumulation at the site of focal infection.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)16136-16148
Number of pages13
JournalDalton Transactions
Volume44
Issue number36
DOIs
StatePublished - 4 Aug 2015
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Inorganic Chemistry

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