A new Cd(II) Complex: Fluorescence Performances, Loading with Budesonide-hydrogels on Pediatric Asthma and Molecular Docking.

ABSTRACT

By applying the phosphonic acid ligand to the solvothermal reaction of nitrobenzylphosphonic acid (H2L) with Cd(NO3)2·4H2O in a mixed solvent of water and DMF, a novel Cd(II)-based coordination polymer, {[Cd(L)(H2O)2](H2O)}n (1), was successfully synthesized in this study. The excellent fluorescence performance of complex 1 was confirmed through fluorescence spectroscopy testing, and the obtained CIE standard coordinates (0.1599, 0.0786) positioned it in the blue fluorescence region. Transparent hyaluronic acid/carboxymethyl chitosan hydrogels were prepared using chemical synthesis, and their internal microstructure was observed. Using budesonide as a drug model, a new budesonide metal gel was prepared, and its therapeutic efficacy in treating pediatric asthma was evaluated. Molecular docking simulations indicated that the Cd complex formed three hydrogen bonding interactions with the target protein through its nitro group, revealing the potential origin of its biological activity.