Substitution reactions of N7-platinate
d guanosine an
d a
denosine complexes {[Pt(
dien)(Guo-N7)]
2+ (
1), [Pt(
dien)(A
do-N7)]
2+ (
2),
dien =
diethylenetriamine} by thiourea (tu) an
d I
- have been stu
die
d in aqueous solution in thepH range 1.4-8.3 at
different temperatures. Reactions of both complexes with I
- follow the usual associativetwo-path mechanism throughout the pH range stu
die
d, as
do reactions with thiourea un
der neutral con
ditions (pH6.5). With both nucleophiles (Y), the observe
d rate constant linearly increases with increasing [Y] up to 1000-fol
d excess of Y. Plots of
k1,obs vs [Y] were employe
d to calculate the rate parameters
kS for the solvent path an
dkY for the nucleophile-
depen
dent path by the equation
k1,obs =
kS +
kY[Y] at
different temperatures. The followingactivation parameters were obtaine
d at 298.2 K for the reaction of thiourea with
1,
Hd.gif"> = (72 ± 1) kJ mol
-1 an
dSd.gif"> = (-79 ± 4) J K
-1 mol
-1, an
d with
2,
Hd.gif"> = (72.8 ± 0.3) kJ mol
-1 an
d Sd.gif"> = (-86 ± 1) J K
-1 mol
-1.The correspon
ding
data for I
- with
1 are
Hd.gif"> = (83 ± 3) kJ mol
-1 an
d Sd.gif"> = (-49 ± 8) J K
-1 mol
-1, an
d with
2,
Hd.gif"> = (78 ± 3) kJ mol
-1 an
d Sd.gif"> = (-67 ± 10) J K
-1 mol
-1. Activation parameters for the solvent path are
Hd.gif"> = (85 ± 1) kJ mol
-1 an
d Sd.gif"> = (-105 ± 2) J K
-1 mol
-1 for
1, an
d Hd.gif"> = (87 ± 7) kJ mol
-1 an
d Sd.gif"> =(-98 ± 22) J K
-1 mol
-1 for
2, on the basis of the
data foun
d for reactions with thiourea. Rate parameters for theformation an
d solvolytic
decomposition gave log
K values of 7.5 ± 0.1 an
d 6.1 ± 0.2 for the equilibrium constantsof
1 an
d 2, respectively, in aqueous 0.1 M NaClO
4 solution at 298.2 K. Ring opening of the tri
dentate
dien groupin aci
dic solution provi
des a competing route for the overall substitution by thiourea. All experimental
data foun
dare consistent with an associative mechanism involving pseu
dorotation of the five-coor
dinate interme
diate forme
dby the attack of thiourea, inclu
ding activation parameters (298.2 K)
Hd.gif"> = (69.2 ± 0.3) kJ mol
-1 an
d Sd.gif"> =(-81 ± 1) J K
-1 mol
-1 for
1, an
d Hd.gif"> = (70.9 ± 0.7) kJ mol
-1 an
d Sd.gif"> = (-79 ± 2) J K
-1 mol
-1 for
2.Accor
ding to kinetic analysis, about 60% of
1 an
d 70% of
2 yiel
d free nucleosi
de via the ring-opening step,whereas the remain
der give free nucleosi
de by
direct replacement with thiourea. The ratio of these routes ispractically in
depen
dent of thiourea concentration an
d temperature. The
1H,
13C, an
d 195Pt NMR spectroscopic
data for the isolate
d ring-opene
d species
3(
1) an
d 3(
2) (from
1 an
d 2, respectively) are consistent with a four-coor
dinate species [Pt(
dienH)(L-N7)(tu)]
3+, in which the
dien group acts a bi
dentate ligan
d an
d one of the
dienamino groups is trappe
d by protonation. Although both
3(
1) an
d 3(
2) are stable in col
d aci
dic solution, they
decompose pre
dominantly back to the starting material when the pH of the solution is increase
d. Accor
ding toHPLC analysis, the former gives
1 an
d guanosine in a 12:1 ratio, an
d the latter yiel
ds
2 an
d a
denosine in a 10:1ratio. The ability of the
dien-NH
2 group to
displace coor
dinate
d thiourea from Pt(II) contra
dicts the trans effectS > N an
d exemplifies the nucleophilic power of the NH
2 group of a partially chelate
d amine.