3-Ferrocenyl-estra-1,3,5 (10)-triene-17-one: Synthesis, Crystal Structure, Hirshfeld Surface Analysis, DFT Studies, and Its Binding to Human Serum Albumin Studied through Fluorescence Quenching and In Silico Docking Studies

3-ferrocenyl-estra-1,3,5 (10)-triene-17-one (<b>2</b>), [Fe(C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>5</sub>)(C<sub>24</sub>H<sub>25</sub>O<sub>3</sub>)], crystallizes in the monoclinic space group C2. The cyclopentadienyl (Cp) rings adopt a nearly e...

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Main Authors: Mariola M. Flores-Rivera, José A. Carmona-Negrón, Arnold L. Rheingold, Enrique Meléndez
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Published: MDPI AG 2023-08-01
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author Mariola M. Flores-Rivera
José A. Carmona-Negrón
Arnold L. Rheingold
Enrique Meléndez
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José A. Carmona-Negrón
Arnold L. Rheingold
Enrique Meléndez
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description 3-ferrocenyl-estra-1,3,5 (10)-triene-17-one (<b>2</b>), [Fe(C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>5</sub>)(C<sub>24</sub>H<sub>25</sub>O<sub>3</sub>)], crystallizes in the monoclinic space group C2. The cyclopentadienyl (Cp) rings adopt a nearly eclipsed conformation, and the Cp plane is tilted by 87.66° with respect to the substituted phenyl plane. An average Fe-C(Cp) bond length of 2.040(13) Å was determined, similar to the one reported for ferrocene. Hirshfeld surfaces and two-dimensional fingerprint plots were generated to analyze weak intermolecular C-H···π and C-H···O interactions. Density functional theory studies revealed a 1.15 kcal/mol rotational barrier for the C3-O1 single bound. Fluorescence quenching studies and in silico docking studies suggest that human serum albumin forms a complex with <b>2</b> via a static mechanism dominated by van der Waals interactions and hydrogen bonding interactions.
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spelling doaj.art-692f26dc9fff455bbdd249c3a90950d62023-11-19T02:25:39ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492023-08-012816614710.3390/molecules281661473-Ferrocenyl-estra-1,3,5 (10)-triene-17-one: Synthesis, Crystal Structure, Hirshfeld Surface Analysis, DFT Studies, and Its Binding to Human Serum Albumin Studied through Fluorescence Quenching and In Silico Docking StudiesMariola M. Flores-Rivera0José A. Carmona-Negrón1Arnold L. Rheingold2Enrique Meléndez3Department of Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, P.O. Box 9019, Mayaguez, PR 00681, USADepartment of Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, P.O. Box 9019, Mayaguez, PR 00681, USADepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California–San Diego, Urey Hall 5128, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093, USADepartment of Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, P.O. Box 9019, Mayaguez, PR 00681, USA3-ferrocenyl-estra-1,3,5 (10)-triene-17-one (<b>2</b>), [Fe(C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>5</sub>)(C<sub>24</sub>H<sub>25</sub>O<sub>3</sub>)], crystallizes in the monoclinic space group C2. The cyclopentadienyl (Cp) rings adopt a nearly eclipsed conformation, and the Cp plane is tilted by 87.66° with respect to the substituted phenyl plane. An average Fe-C(Cp) bond length of 2.040(13) Å was determined, similar to the one reported for ferrocene. Hirshfeld surfaces and two-dimensional fingerprint plots were generated to analyze weak intermolecular C-H···π and C-H···O interactions. Density functional theory studies revealed a 1.15 kcal/mol rotational barrier for the C3-O1 single bound. Fluorescence quenching studies and in silico docking studies suggest that human serum albumin forms a complex with <b>2</b> via a static mechanism dominated by van der Waals interactions and hydrogen bonding interactions.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/28/16/6147ferrocenecrystal structureHirshfeld surfaceDFTfluorescence quenching
spellingShingle Mariola M. Flores-Rivera
José A. Carmona-Negrón
Arnold L. Rheingold
Enrique Meléndez
3-Ferrocenyl-estra-1,3,5 (10)-triene-17-one: Synthesis, Crystal Structure, Hirshfeld Surface Analysis, DFT Studies, and Its Binding to Human Serum Albumin Studied through Fluorescence Quenching and In Silico Docking Studies
Molecules
ferrocene
crystal structure
Hirshfeld surface
DFT
fluorescence quenching
title 3-Ferrocenyl-estra-1,3,5 (10)-triene-17-one: Synthesis, Crystal Structure, Hirshfeld Surface Analysis, DFT Studies, and Its Binding to Human Serum Albumin Studied through Fluorescence Quenching and In Silico Docking Studies
title_full 3-Ferrocenyl-estra-1,3,5 (10)-triene-17-one: Synthesis, Crystal Structure, Hirshfeld Surface Analysis, DFT Studies, and Its Binding to Human Serum Albumin Studied through Fluorescence Quenching and In Silico Docking Studies
title_fullStr 3-Ferrocenyl-estra-1,3,5 (10)-triene-17-one: Synthesis, Crystal Structure, Hirshfeld Surface Analysis, DFT Studies, and Its Binding to Human Serum Albumin Studied through Fluorescence Quenching and In Silico Docking Studies
title_full_unstemmed 3-Ferrocenyl-estra-1,3,5 (10)-triene-17-one: Synthesis, Crystal Structure, Hirshfeld Surface Analysis, DFT Studies, and Its Binding to Human Serum Albumin Studied through Fluorescence Quenching and In Silico Docking Studies
title_short 3-Ferrocenyl-estra-1,3,5 (10)-triene-17-one: Synthesis, Crystal Structure, Hirshfeld Surface Analysis, DFT Studies, and Its Binding to Human Serum Albumin Studied through Fluorescence Quenching and In Silico Docking Studies
title_sort 3 ferrocenyl estra 1 3 5 10 triene 17 one synthesis crystal structure hirshfeld surface analysis dft studies and its binding to human serum albumin studied through fluorescence quenching and in silico docking studies
topic ferrocene
crystal structure
Hirshfeld surface
DFT
fluorescence quenching
url https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/28/16/6147
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