A novel ruthenium(III) complex with a tridentate dianionic P,O,O-ligand showing high cytotoxic activity

J.A. van Rijn, P. Marques Gallego, J. Reedijk, M. Lutz, E. Bouwman

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    Abstract

    Tris(o-anisyl)phosphane was reacted with ruthenium(III) chloride forming a novel Ru(III) complex of formula [Ru(PAn3)(P(An)(phenolate)2)Cl] containing a tridentate dianionic P,O,O-ligand and a bidentate neutral P,O ligand. The tridentate ligand was formed by elimination of two methyl groups from the starting ligand in the reaction with the ruthenium salt. The molecular structure was determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The compound shows a high cytotoxic activity in ovarian cancer cell lines comparable with cisplatin and overcoming cisplatin-resistance.
    Original languageUndefined/Unknown
    Pages (from-to)10727-10730
    Number of pages4
    JournalDalton Transactions
    Volume2009
    Publication statusPublished - 2009

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    Theme issue: Metal anticancer compounds

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