Bis(ferrocenylimine)palladium(II) and platinum(II) complexes: Synthesis, molecular structures and evaluation as antitumor agents

Compounds (ferrocenyl-2-furylmethyl)imine ( L1 ), (ferrocenyl-2-thiophenemethyl)imine ( L2 ) and (ferrocenyl-2-thiopheneethyl)imine ( L3 ) were synthesized by condensation reactions and obtained in very good yields. Reactions of null L1 – L3 null with 0.5 equiv. of either PdCl 2 (cod), PdClMe(cod) or K 2 [PtCl 4 ] gave the new corresponding null trans -bis(ferrocenylimine)palladium(II) and platinum(II) complexes null 1 – 9 . The compounds were...