Platinum(IV) Complexes Featuring One or Two Axial Ferrocene Bearing Ligands - Synthesis, Characterization, and Cytotoxicity

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Abstract

Ferrocenyl compounds show interesting antiproliferative properties. Consequently, ferrocene bearing moieties were prepared and coupled for the first time to anticancer platinum(IV) complexes. The compounds, featuring either one or two axially coordinated ferrocene-containing ligands, were fully characterized by ESI-MS and multinuclear ( 1H, 13C, 15N, and 195Pt) one- and two-dimensional NMR spectroscopy. Their cytotoxicity was investigated in three human cancer cell lines deriving from ovarian carcinoma (CH1), colon carcinoma (SW480), and non-small-cell lung carcinoma (A549) by means of the colorimetric MTT assay. Promising IC 50 values in the low micromolar range in CH1 and SW480 human cancer cells were found.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)484-492
Number of pages9
JournalEuropean Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
Volume2014
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2014

Austrian Fields of Science 2012

  • 104003 Inorganic chemistry
  • 301305 Medical chemistry

Keywords

  • Platinum
  • Ferrocene
  • Antitumor agents
  • Cytotoxicity
  • Metallocenes
  • ANTICANCER ACTIVITY
  • DERIVATIVES

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