When ferrocene and diiron organometallics meet: triiron vinyliminium complexes exhibit strong cytotoxicity and cancer cell selectivity

Silvia Schoch, Simona Braccini, Lorenzo Biancalana, Alessandro Pratesi, Tiziana Funaioli, Stefano Zacchini, Guido Pampaloni, Fabio Marchetti

Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers · 2022 · 20 citations · 74 references

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Robust and versatile cationic triiron complexes, obtained from the assembly of ferrocenyl with a di-organoiron structure, display an outstanding cytotoxicity profile, which may be related to redox processes provided by the two metallic components.

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