A series of polyoxometalate-based cyclophanes (polyoxometalatocyclophanes) were synthesized via covalent linkage of Lindqvist-type hexamolybdate clusters with bis-arylimido ligands bearing flexible alkyl chains. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction and circular dichroism spectroscopy confirm that compound 3, ((n-C4H9)N)2[Mo6O17N(o-phenyl-O(CH2)5O-phenyl-o)N], undergoes spontaneous chiral resolution upon crystallization. Biological evaluation against the leukemia K562 cell line shows that, among the tested compounds, including aromatic amine ligands, hexamolybdate salts, and related polyoxometalatocyclophanes, compound 3 exhibits the highest inhibitory activity. At higher concentrations, its activity surpasses that of the positive control, 5-fluorouracil (5-FU). Molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulations indicate that the [Mo6O17N(o-phenyl-O(CH2)5O-phenyl-o)N]2− anion adopts a compact conformation and can effectively bind to the anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2, with a predicted binding affinity of −27.39 kcal/mol.
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Polyoxometalates 2026, 5(3): 9140133
Published: 27 May 2026
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