title: Synthesis and characterization in solid and solution of trans-dichloro-1-(2', 6'-difluorophenyl)-1H,3H-thiazolo [3,4-a]-benzimidazole(tri-n-propyl-phosphine)-palladium(II)": a palladium(II) complex of a ligand with anti-HIV properties.
abstract: The 1-(2',6'-difluorophenyl)-1H,3H-thiazolo[3,4-a]benzimidazole (L), a highly potent nonnucleoside HIV-1 reverse transcriptase inhibitor, has been reacted with [Pd2Cl4(PPr3n)2] in order to study its coordinating properties towards metal ions. The structure of the synthesized product has been examined in solution by 1H and 13C NMR, and in solid by X-ray analysis. [Pd(PPr3n)(L)Cl2] has a trans structure and L coordinates through imine nitrogen. The loss of anti-HIV properties of L, by complexation, suggests that, unless biological inactivation is simple due to steric reasons, the imine nitrogen atom is an active site of the molecule.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Chimica, Università della Calabria, Arcavacata di Rende, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bruno
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cusumano
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Giannetto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zappalà
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Nicoloò
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Romeo
mesh_terms: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001665:Binding Sites; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000187:drug effects*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008024:Ligands; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010165:Palladium / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012996:Solutions
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents; D008024:Ligands; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D012996:Solutions; C106489:dichloro-1-(2',6'-difluorophenyl)-1H,3H-thiazolo(3,4-a)-benzimidazole(tri-n-propylphosphine)palladium(II); D010165:Palladium