SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION, AND DNA- BINDING INTERACTION STUDIES OF A NEW MANNICH BASE AND IT’S METAL COMPLEXES
AbstractCyclic imides such as succinimides, maleimides, phthalimide and their derivatives contain an imide ring and a general structure –CO-N(R)-CO- that confers hydrophobicity and neutral nature. Succinimide (pyrolidine 2,5-dione) is a synthetically versatile substrate used for the synthesis of heterocyclic compounds and as a raw material for drug synthesis. Derivatives of succinimide are of important biological and pharmaceutical uses such as antibacterial, antifungal, anticonvulsant, antitumor and antinociceptive. In spite of these activities, much of their action mechanisms at molecular and cellular levels remain to be elucidated. A new series of nickel(II) and copper(II) complexes of a new mannichbase1-((2,5-dioxopyrrolidin-1-yl)(4-methoxyphenyl) methyl) thiourea (LIGAND) have been synthesized. The structures of newly synthesized compounds have been explicated on the basis of elemental analysis, molar conductance, IR, UV-Visible, NMR, Mass, and Magnetic measurements. The binding of the copper sulfate complex of the ligand with calf thymus DNA has been investigated using absorption spectroscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy, and viscosity measurements.