Polymers containing platinum and to a lesser extent tin, have repeatedly demonstrated antitumor activity in vitro and in vivo against a variety of cell and tumor types. The mechanisms responsible for the antitumor activity include inducing a delay in cell proliferation and sister chromatid exchanges blocking tumor growth. As most DNA and some RNA viruses require, and even induce, infected cells...

Metal—Polyaniline nanocomposites such as Platinum-Polyaniline nanocomposite is prepared by insitu oxidative polymerization of aniline and reduction of Pt+4 ions into Pt nanoparticles. Thepolymerization of aniline was carried out in the presence of 1(2PtCN6 [Potassium Hexa CyanoPlatinate (IV)] as oxidizing agent. During the reaction aniline monomers undergo oxidation andform polyaniline (PANT) w...

A MHC6 complex of a platinum group metal with a capped octahedral arrangement of donor atoms around the metal center has been characterized. This osmium compound OsH{κ(2) -C,C-(PhBIm-C6 H4 )}3 , which reacts with HBF4 to afford the 14 e(-) species [Os{κ(2) -C,C-(PhBIm-C6 H4 )}(Ph2 BIm)2 ]BF4 stabilized by two agostic interactions, has been obtained by reaction of OsH6 (PiPr3 )2 with N,N'-diphen...

The reversible reduction protons to dihydrogen: 2H+ + 2e [symbol: see text] H2 is deceptively the simplest of reactions but one that requires multistep catalysis to proceed at practical rates. How the metal-sulfur clusters of the hydrogenases catalyse this interconversion is currently the subject of extensive structural, spectroscopic and mechanistic studies of the enzymes, of synthetic assembl...

The reaction of 4-ethynyl-pyridine with tert-butyl lithium followed by its addition to (Me3tacn)RhCl3 affords the facial octahedral complex (Me3tacn)Rh(CCPy)3, condensation of which with the square planar complex cis-(DCPE)Pt(NO3)2 results in a self-assembled trigonal bipyramidal cage with Rh(III) and Pt(II) atoms occupying the vertices.

The nuclear quadrupole resonance of 14N was observed in KoPt(SCN)6 and K2Hg(SCN)4 at various temperatures. Both compounds yield large asymmetry parameters indicating the existence of asymmetric ^-electron distribution about a CN bond axis. The ionic character of metal-ligand bonds in the platinum and mercury complexes is estimated to be 28% and 58 %, respectively. The temperature dependence of ...

In the next two decades, the world is expected to see around 20 million cases of cancer. Moreover, the types of cancer will vary considerably from country to other. Therefore, all efforts will be needed to face such a vast diversity of problems. With current annual sales of about $500 millions, the platinum(II) complex known as cisplatin [cis-(NH3)2PtCl2] is still one of the most effective drug...

The square planar bisnitrile platinum(II) derivatives PtCl2(NCR)2 (R=Ph (1 a); Et b); p-C6H4F c); p-C6H4tBu d); m-C6H3Me2 e); o,p-C6H2Me3 f)) react with tetrabutylammonium hydroxide to render the monoaquo [NBu4][trans-PtCl(HNCOR)2(OH2)] (2 a–2 f). water molecule is σ-coordinated platinum and binding reinforced by two strong hydrogen bonds neighboring amidate ligands (OH⋅⋅⋅OC). Substitution of i...

The incorporation of dithiocarbamate ligands in the preparation metal complexes is largely prompted by versatility this molecule. Fascinating coordination chemistry can be obtained from study such ranging their preparation, solid-state properties, solution behavior as well applications bioactive materials and luminescent compounds, to name a few. In overview, platinum-group elements form focus ...