Synthesis, catalase, superoxide dismutase and antitumour activities of copper(II) carboxylate complexes incorporating benzimidazole, 1,10-phenanthroline and bipyridine ligands: X-ray crystal structures of [Cu(BZA)2(bipy)(H2O)], [Cu(SalH)2(BZDH)2] and [Cu(CH3COO)2(5,6-DMBZDH)2] (SalH2=salicylic acid; BZAH=benzoic acid; BZDH=benzimidazole and 5,6-DMBZDH=5,6-dimethylbenzimidazole)

Dichlorido{2-[(5-methyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl-κN 2)methyl]-1H-1,3-benzimidazole-κN 3}zinc

“…Several research teams investigated the coordination behaviour of benzimidazole derivatives toward transition metal ions (Constable & Steel, 1989). Other studies have explored the biological activity of coordination compounds containing the benzimidazole moiety (Devereux et al, 2007). Benzimidazole-based complexes have relatively high antibacterial and antifungal power (Bouchouit et al, 2016).…”

Synthesis, characterisation and antimicrobial studies of organotin(IV) complexes with 1,10-phenanthroline derivatives

“…The recent work of McCann and co-workers into the copper(II) and silver(I) complexes of 1,10-phenanthroline and 1,10-phenanthroline-5,6-dione have shown that they are active in vitro anticancer agents against selected cancer cell lines [12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]. Our interest in the area of therapeutic agents, especially metal-based drugs, is fuelled by the search for new effective medicines for human health, particularly in the areas of cancer therapy and antimicrobials.…”

Cytotoxic and Antimicrobial Activities of Cu(II), Co(II), Pt(II) and Zn(II) Complexes with N,O‐Chelating Heterocyclic Carboxylates

“…Furthermore, copper(II) complexes have been found with anti-inflammatory [2], antiulcer, anticonvulsant [3], antiamoebic [4], antidiabetic [5], antitumor [6][7][8][9] and antimicrobial activities [10]. There is additional interest in Cu(II) complexes because some exhibited copper, zincsuperoxide dismutase (Cu, Zn-SOD) mimicking activity [7,8,10].…”