Mono- and dinuclear platinum(II) coordination compounds of formula cis-[PtCl(2)(NH(3))(dmtp)], 1, cis-[PtCl(2)(dmtp)(2)], 2 and {H(+)[C(28)H(32)Cl(2)N(16)Pt(2)](2+)(NO(3))(3)(H(2)O)(6)}, 3, in which dmtp is 5,7-dimethyl-1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine have been synthesized and characterized by infrared and by (1)H, (13)C, (195)Pt NMR spectroscopy. The coordination units of the cationic species ...

Platinum compounds are a mainstay of cancer chemotherapy, with over 50% of patients receiving platinum. But there is a great need for improvement. Major features of the cisplatin mechanism of action involve cancer cell entry, formation mainly of intrastrand cross-links that bend and unwind nuclear DNA, transcription inhibition and induction of cell-death programmes while evading repair. Recentl...

Worldwide research groups are searching for anticancer compounds, many of them are organometalic complexes having platinum group metals as their active centers. Most commonly used cytostatics from this group are cisplatin, carboplatin and oxaliplatin. Cisplatin was used fot the first time in 1978, from this time many platinum derivatives were created. In this review we present biological proper...

The application of inorganic chemistry to medicine (“Elemental Medicine”) is a rapidly developing field, and novel therapeutic and diagnostic metal complexes are now having an impact on medical practice. Advances in biocoordination chemistry are crucial for improving the design of compounds to reduce toxic side-effects and understand their mechanisms of action. In this article, we focus on the ...

Due to the toxicity of beryllium compounds, the chemistry of beryllium is far less developed than that of its neighboring elements [1, 2]. As berylliumcontaining materials feature unique properties, most of the corresponding research is done in material sciences [3]. With regard to its toxicity, additional work is focused on the coordination chemistry of Be(II) in aqueous solutions [4, 5]. Thus...

Interface confined reactions, which can modulate the bonding of reactants with catalytic centres and influence the rate of the mass transport from bulk solution, have emerged as a viable strategy for achieving highly stable and selective catalysis. Here we demonstrate that 1T'-enriched lithiated molybdenum disulfide is a highly powerful reducing agent, which can be exploited for the in-situ red...

The many activities of metal ions in biology have stimulated the development of metal-based therapeutics. Cisplatin, as one of the leading metal-based drugs, is widely used in treatment of cancer, being especially effective against genitourinary tumors such as testicular. Significant side effects and drug resistance, however, have limited its clinical applications. Biological carriers conjugate...

Metal alloys consisting of a platinum group metal—ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium or platinum—and one or more transition metals are important for catalytic reactions in automobiles, chemistry, and petroleum production. In addition, many of the alloys used in aeronautics and electronics contain platinum group metals. Alloys beyond those currently used in these industries could be ...

Motivated by iodo platinum complexes assembled within a quadratic-prism lattice, [Pt(C2H8N2)(C10H8N2)I]4(NO3)8, we investigate the ground-state properties of a Peierls-Hubbard four-legged tube. Making a group-theoretical analysis, we systematically reveal a variety of valence arrangements, including half-metallic charge-density-wave states. Quantum and thermal phase competition is numerically d...

Porous chalcogels CoMoS4 and NiMoS4 made by a facile solution reaction displayed good electrocatalytic activity in the redox reaction of the I(-)/I3(-) shuttle. Dye-sensitized solar cells with these ternary compounds as counter electrodes (CEs) showed photovoltaic performance similar to the devices made with noble metal platinum CE (7.46%).