Ca(II), Fe(III), Pd(II) and Au(III) complexes of chloramphenicol drug have been synthesized and characterized.
The Ca(II), Pd(II) and Au(III) metal ions coordinated to chloramphenicol through two hydroxyl groups with 1:1 or 1:2 ratios.
Fe(III) ions chelated with chloramphenicol with 1:2 ratio via oxygen and nitrogen atoms of amido group.
The iron(III) and gold(III) chloramphenicol complexes have nano-size particles.
The cytotoxic activity of the gold(III) complex was tested against HCT-116 and HepG-2 tumor cell lines.