Magnesium cinnamate complex, [Mg(cinn)2(H2O)2]n; structural, spectroscopic, thermal, biological and pharmacokinetical characteristics

The composition and structure of the magnesium complex with cinnamic acid, [Mg(cinn)2(H2O)2]n (1), were determined using single crystal X-ray diffraction data, IR, NMR spectroscopies, thermal and mass spectrometry analysis. Magnesium cinnamate complex, like the isostructural cobalt(II) species reported in the literature, appears to belong to the group of coordination polymers forming layered solids with pseudooctahedral coordination around the metal centre and OCO bridging units. The vibrational assignments of the experimental spectra of the complex (1) were performed on the basis of the DFT results obtained for the [Mg(cinn)4(H2O)2]2− ion, serving as a model. The complex was found to exhibit a very low cytotoxicity against neoplastic: A549 (lung), MCF-7 (breast), P388 (murine leukemia) and normal BALB3T3 (mouse fibroblasts) cell lines. In silico pharmacokinetical parameter calculations for (1) and seven known magnesium complexes with carboxylic acids: lactic, malic, glutamic, hydroaspartic and aspartic allowed for comparison of their potential bioavailability. Magnesium cinnamate complex appeared to exhibit a superior lipophilic property that suggests an optimal pharmacokinetics profile.