The butyl and isopropyl derivatives (4I, 5Br) of chiral pool derived bis-imidazolium dehydrohexitol salts have been prepared. The ditopic N-heterocyclic carbenes 4 and 5 form dinuclear Ag(I) and Pt(II) complexes. All compounds were fully characterised by multinuclear NMR spectroscopy. The bis-imidazolium salt 4I and platinum complexes cis-[Pt(2)(μ-2)(dmso)(2)Cl(4)] and cis-[Pt(2)(μ-4)(dmso)(2)C...

We have developed a method of forming platinum (Pt) nanoparticles using a metal organic chemical fluid deposition (MOCFD) process employing a supercritical fluid (SCF), and have demonstrated the synthesis of dispersed Pt nanoparticles on the surfaces of carbon nanowalls (CNWs), two-dimensional carbon nanostructures, and carbon nanotubes (CNTs). By using SCF-MOCFD with supercritical carbon dioxi...

A new chiral ligand, 2-(((1R,2R)-2-aminocyclohexyl)amino)acetic acid (HL), was designed and synthesized to prepare a series of novel dinuclear platinum(II) complexes with dicarboxylates or sulfate as bridges. The evaluation of these metal complexes in vitro cytotoxicity against human HCT-116, MCF-7 and HepG-2 cell lines were made. All compounds showed antitumor activity to HCT-116 and MCF-7. Pa...

Hydrosilylation reactions, the (commonly) anti-Markovnikov additions of silanes to unsaturated bonds present in compounds such as alkenes and alkynes, offer numerous unique and advantageous properties for the preparation of polymeric materials, such as high yields and stereoselectivity. These reactions require to be catalyzed, for which platinum compounds were used in the initial stages. Celebr...

Coordination compounds that bind to DNA have been an active area of research since the discovery of cisplatin and the platinum based drugs. In this review we offer a general overview about transition-metal compounds that binds DNA through several ways and some examples are given to understand the role played by the different factors that promotes it, such as the intercalant ligand and the natur...

In this article, we delve into the intricate behavior of electronic mechanisms underlying NMR magnetic shieldings σ in molecules containing heavy atoms, such as cadmium, platinum, and mercury. Specifically, explore PtXn−2 (X = F, Cl, Br, I; n 4, 6) XCl2Te2Y2H6 Cd, Hg; Y N, P) molecular systems. It is known that leading responsible for relativistic effects on are well characterized by linear res...

Four new metal complexes {M = Pd(II) or Pt(II)} containing the ligand 9-aminoacridine (9AA) were prepared. The compounds were characterized by FT-IR and (1)H, (13)C, and (195)Pt NMR spectroscopies. Crystal structure of the palladium complex of formulae [Pd(9AA)(mu-Cl)](2) . 2DMF was determined by X-ray diffraction. Two 9-acridine molecules in the imine form bind symmetrically to the metal ions ...

Organometallic compounds have emerged as attractive scaffolds for drug development due to the reactivity that is intrinsic to metal centers and ligand variability leads to several geometries. 2 Cisplatin, PtCl2(NH3)2, and related platinum based drugs have been extensively used as anti-cancer treatments and are highly effective, but suffer from several problems: some cancer lines are resistant t...

Metals such as platinum, gold, ruthenium, titanium and tin can be a source of biologically active derivatives and, occasionally, become tools in the chemotherapy against different kinds of human tumors. The preclinical evaluation includes not only antitumor activity tests but also the investigation of the particular chemistry, the molecular targets within biological materials and the effect on ...