Novel phthiocol-based organometallics with tridentate coordination motif and their unexpected cytotoxic behaviour

Dalton Trans. 2020 Feb 5;49(5):1393-1397. doi: 10.1039/c9dt04462k.

Abstract

Novel phthiocol-based organometallics with in situ formed tridentate N,O,O-coordination motif were established via three-component microwave assisted one-pot reaction. These complexes exhibited enhanced stability in aqueous solution compared to the parental compound KP2048 and showed unexpected cytotoxic behaviour and selectivity in 2D and 3D cell cultures.

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemical synthesis
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology
  • Antineoplastic Agents / toxicity*
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Proliferation / drug effects
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Humans
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Structure
  • Naphthoquinones / chemistry
  • Naphthoquinones / pharmacology
  • Naphthoquinones / toxicity*
  • Organometallic Compounds / chemical synthesis
  • Organometallic Compounds / chemistry
  • Organometallic Compounds / pharmacology
  • Organometallic Compounds / toxicity*
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Naphthoquinones
  • Organometallic Compounds
  • phthiocol