Effective and Selective Ru(II)-Arene Complexes Containing 4,4'-Substituted 2,2' Bipyridine Ligands Targeting Human Urinary Bladder Cancer Cells.

Cisplatin-based chemotherapy is a common regimen for bladder cancer, a life-threatening cancer with more than 500,000 new cases worldwide annually. Like many other metallodrugs, cisplatin causes severe side effects for its general toxicity. Organoruthenium is known for its structural stability, good anticancer activity, and possible low general toxicity.

Design, Synthesis, DNA/HSA Binding, and Cytotoxic Activity of Half-Sandwich Ru(II)-Arene Complexes Containing Triarylamine-Thiosemicarbazone Hybrids.

Organoruthenium complexes are potent alternatives for platinum-based complexes because of their superior anticancer activity. In this investigation, a series of new Ru(II)-arene complexes with triarylamine-thiosemicarbazone hybrid ligands with higher anticancer activity than cisplatin are reported. The molecular structure of the ligands and complexes was confirmed spectroscopically and supported by single-crystal X-ray crystallography.

Multi-ion detection and molecular switching behaviour of reversible dual fluorescent sensor.

The selective chemosensing behaviour of imidazole bisthiocarbohydrazone (IBTC) towards F and Cu are studied via colorimetric, UV-Visible, fluorescence spectra studies, and binding constants were calculated. The H NMR titration study strongly support that the deprotonation of IBTC followed by the hydrogen bond formation via N1H1 and N2H2 protons with fluoride ion. The fluorescence inactive IBTC-Cu complex became fluorescence active in the presence of perchlorate (ClO) ion.

Crystal structure of 3-[(E)-(2-hy-droxy-3-meth-oxy-benzyl-idene)amino]-1-methyl-1-phenyl-thio-urea.

In the asymmetric unit of the title compound, C16H17N3O2S, there are two independent mol-ecules (A and B), which show an E conformation with respect to the C=N bond. An intra-molecular O-H⋯N hydrogen bond with an S(6) motif stabilizes the mol-ecular structure. The terminal phenyl and benzene rings are almost orthogonal to each other, the dihedral angle being 87.