Mass spectrometry and UV/VIS spectrophotometry of ruthenium(II) [RuClCp(mPTA)2](OSO2CF3)2 complex in solution

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PENA-MÉNDEZ Eladia Maria GONZÁLEZ Beatrice HAVEL Josef

Year of publication 2009
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom
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Faculty of Science

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Field Analytic chemistry
Keywords ruthenium complex phosphaadamantane mass spectrometry
Description Ruthenium(II) complexes are of great interest as a new class of cancerostatics with advantages over classical platinum compounds including lower toxicity. The stability of the [RuClCp(mPTA)2](OSO2CF3) 2 complex (I) (Cp cyclopentadienyl, mPTA N methyl 1,3,5-triaza 7 phosphaadamantane) in aqueous solution was studied using spectrophotometry, matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) and laser desorption/ionization (LDI) time of flight (TOF) mass spectrometry (MS). Spectrophotometry proves that at least three different reactions take place in water. Dissolution of I leads to fast coordination of water molecules to the Ru(II) cation and then slow hydrolysis and ligand exchange of chloride and mPTA with water, hydroxide or with trifluoromethane sulfonate itself. Via MALDI and LDI of the hydrolyzed solutions the formation of singly positively charged ions of general formula RuClp(Cp)q(mPTA)r(H2O)s(OH)t and of some fragment ions was shown. The stoichiometry was determined by analyzing the isotopic envelopes and computer modelling. The [RuClCp(mPTA)2](OSO2CF3)2 complex can be stabilized in dilute hydrochloric acid or in neutral 0.15M isotonic sodium chloride solution.
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