10.1016/j.molstruc.2020.129086
The research focuses on the synthesis, characterization, and theoretical investigation of hydrazine Schiff bases derived from methyl acetoacetate and α-hydroxyacetophenone, along with their anti-proliferative activity against cancer cell lines. The reactants used in the synthesis include 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine, methyl acetoacetate, and α-hydroxyacetophenone. The synthesized compounds were characterized using various analytical techniques such as FT-IR, UV–Vis, 1H NMR, mass spectrometry, melting point assessment, and conductivity measurements. Single crystal X-ray diffraction was employed to determine their molecular structures. Theoretical studies were conducted using density functional theory (DFT) calculations to optimize the molecular structures and predict vibrational frequencies and electronic spectra. The anti-cancer effects of the synthesized compounds were evaluated using the MTT assay against K562 (myelogenous leukemia cancer) and MG63 (osteosarcoma cancer) cell lines. The study also involved computational chemistry to analyze the frontier molecular orbitals, which are crucial for understanding the bioactivity of the compounds.