In vitro cytotoxicity activity of novel Schiff base ligand-lanthanide complexes

Kavitha Andiappan, Anandhavelu Sanmugam, Easwaramoorthy Deivanayagam, K. Karuppasamy, Hyun Seok Kim, Dhanasekaran Vikraman

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Abstract

A Schiff base ligand (SBL), N2, N3-bis (anthracen-9-ylmethylene) pyridine-2, 3-diamine, was synthesized through the condensation of 2,6-diaminopyridine and anthracene-9-carbaldehyde using a 1:2 ratio. 1H NMR spectra confirmed the observation of non-involvement aromatic carboxylic proton in SBL. A novel series of lanthanide (i.e., praseodymium (Pr), erbium (Er), and ytterbium (Yb))-based SBL metal complexes was successfully synthesized, and their functional groups were elaborately demonstrated using UV-visible, Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), and fluorescence spectroscopy analyses. FT-IR spectral studies revealed that SBL behaved as a bidentate ligand and it was structured with metal ions by the two azomethine nitrogens. The synthesized SBL-based metal complexes were elaborately performed for cytotoxicity activity versus Vero, human breast cancer (MCF7), and cervical (HeLa) anticancer cell lines.

Original languageEnglish
Article number3054
JournalScientific Reports
Volume8
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Dec 2018

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