Palladium(II) Complexes with N-Heterocyclic carbene and morpholine ligands: Synthesis, characterization, and their effects on herg1 potassium channel gene expression in the MCF-7 breast cancer cells


Eroglu P., GÖK Y., İzmirli M., Demirci Ö., Kazak C.

Journal of Molecular Structure, cilt.1357, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 1357
  • Basım Tarihi: 2026
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2025.145193
  • Dergi Adı: Journal of Molecular Structure
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Chemical Abstracts Core, Chimica, Compendex, INSPEC
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Gene expression, Herg1 k+ channel, Imidazolium salts, Morpholine, N-heterocyclic carbene complex, X-ray crystallography
  • İnönü Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Acetylphenyl and various fluorinated alkyl-functionalized imidazol-2-ylidene carbene complexes of Pd(II) were prepared by the reaction of dibromo[1-(4-acetylphenyl)-3-(fluorinatedalkyl)imidazole-2-ylidene]pyridinepalladium(II) with morpholine in dichloromethane. The structures of the synthesized complexes were characterized using spectroscopic such as 1H, 13C, 19F NMR, and FT-IR and elemental analysis techniques. The Pd(II) complex 2d, incorporating an N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) and morpholine ligand, was structurally characterized by X-ray crystallography. The crystal packing reveals N–H⋯Br hydrogen bonds, C–H⋯F/O interactions, and C–F⋯π stacking, forming a 3D network stabilized by supramolecular interactions. The cytotoxicity of the synthesized compounds (2a-f) was evaluated using the MCF-7 cell line. The anticancer activity of palladium complexes against MCF-7 cells was revealed with IC50 values ​​ranging from 48.13–151.02 μM. The effect of complex 2b on the gene expression of the hERG1 K+ channel was determined using the RT-qPCR method. hERG1 potassium channel gene expression decreased at the 50 μM complex 2b concentration at 24 h.