Dalton Transactions (Print Edition) 2008-10-21

Functionalised cyclopentadienyl zirconium compounds as potential anticancer drugs.

Olivia R Allen, Richard J Knox, Patrick C McGowan

Index: Dalton Trans. (39) , 5293-5, (2008)

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Abstract

New neutral and ionic functionalised zirconocene dichloride compounds have been isolated and characterised. The ionic zirconocene exhibits excellent cytotoxicity against a range of human tumour cell lines, which represents the first active anticancer zirconocene dichloride compound.