Issue 95, 2017

Half-sandwich ruthenium(ii) complexes containing N^N-chelated imino-pyridyl ligands that are selectively toxic to cancer cells

Abstract

Chemotherapy is limited by its poor selectivity towards cancer cells over normal cells. Herein, we designed half-sandwich ruthenium imino-pyridyl complexes [(η6-bz)Ru(N^N)Cl]PF6 to achieve selective cytotoxicity to cancer cells. This kind of ruthenium complex has unique characteristics and is worthy of further exploration in the design of new anticancer drugs.

Graphical abstract: Half-sandwich ruthenium(ii) complexes containing N^N-chelated imino-pyridyl ligands that are selectively toxic to cancer cells

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
26 Oct 2017
Accepted
06 Nov 2017
First published
07 Nov 2017

Chem. Commun., 2017,53, 12810-12813

Half-sandwich ruthenium(II) complexes containing N^N-chelated imino-pyridyl ligands that are selectively toxic to cancer cells

M. Tian, J. Li, S. Zhang, L. Guo, X. He, D. Kong, H. Zhang and Z. Liu, Chem. Commun., 2017, 53, 12810 DOI: 10.1039/C7CC08270C

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