Platinum(II) complexes with carbazates and hydrazides: Synthesis, spectral characterization, computational modeling, and biological studies

Abstract This work reports on the synthesis and characterization of complexes of the type cis -[Pt(L) 2 X 2 ], where L = 4-methoxybenzylcarbazate (4-MC), benzyl carbazate (BC), 4-fluorophenoxyacetic acid hydrazide (4-FH), 3-methoxybenzoic acid hydrazide (3-MH), ethyl carbazate (EC), tert -butyl carbazate (TC), (4-hydroxy-phenyl)-acetic acid hydrazide (4-HH), and X = Cl − or I − . The structures of the platinum(II) complexes were optimized and theoretical data show good agreement with the experimental results, suggesting that the ligands are coordinated via the NH 2 groups. The cytotoxic activity of three representative compounds was evaluated in a chronic myelogenous leukemia cell line and health cell line from mouse (L929). The platinum complex with 4-fluorophenoxyacetic acid hydrazide was more active than the free ligand and carboplatin therefore it may be considered a promising antitumor agent. In addition, the platinum complexes with 4-methoxybenzylcarbazate (4-MC) and benzyl carbazate (BC) exhibited good activity. On the other hand, microbiological assays against Mycobacterium tuberculosis showed that all complexes and organic compounds are not very active.