A chiral [2]catenane precursor of the antiarthritic gold(I) drug auranofin
A chiral [2]catenane precursor of the antiarthritic gold(I) drug auranofin
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DOI:
10.1002/anie.200503431
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发表时间:
2006-01-01
影响因子:
16.6
通讯作者:
Che, CM
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作者:
Chui, SSY;Chen, R;Che, CM
The self-assembled formation of molecular gold (i)[2] catenanes is known. For instance, gold (i) tert-butylacetylide,[1a] diacetylide,[1b–f] and thiolate complexes [2] without auxiliary ligands or with sterically unencumbered auxiliary ligands are reported to generate interlocking metallocycles that are stabilized by weak AuI··· AuI interactions.[3] Among these complexes, homoleptic gold (i) thiolates have received our attention because of their photophysical [4] and antiarthritic properties.[5] However, most homoleptic gold (i) thiolates with aromatic or aliphatic substituents have a low solubility in common organic solvents. Also, they usually form cyclic or polymeric structures [6, 7] or their solid-state structures are unknown.The precursor of the orally administrated antiarthritic drug auranofin, namely, 2, 3, 4, 6-tetra-O-acetyl-β-1-d-thioglucopyranosato-S gold (i), is a non-aromatic homoleptic gold (i) thiolate whose chiral glycosylated thiolate ligand may impart its medicinal properties. Although the structures for auranofin [(PEt3) Au (SR)][8a] and its oxidized product [(PEt3) 4Au4 (SR) 2](NO3) 2 [8b](RSH= 2, 3, 4, 6-tetra-O-acetyl-β-1-d-thioglucose) have been determined, there has been no structural information on [{Au (SR)} n]—a precursor material for the preparation of the clinically used auranofin. Herein, we describe the structure of an unprecedented glycosylated gold (i) thiolate, namely, undeca {2, 3, 4, 6-tetra-O-acetyl-β-1-dthioglucopyranosato-S gold (i)},[Au11 (SR) 11](1). Besides its unique structural features, this undecagold (i) cluster displays interesting photoluminescent properties in the solid state and in solution.