Synthesis, solution behaviour and potential anticancer activity of new trinuclear organometallic palladium(II) complex of {S}-1-phenylethyl dithiooxamide: Comparison with the trinuclear heterobimetallic platinum(II) analogue

Addition of H2R2DTO (R = {S}-1-phenylethyl and DTO = dithiooxamide) to the bis(benzonitrile)palladium(II) chloride complex in chloroform afforded the mononuclear Pd(DTO)2·2HCl complex. The complex treated with NaHCO3 for removing of HCl and then reacted with [Pd(ƞ3-allyl)(µ-Cl)]2 for preparation of a new trimetallic organopalladium(II) complex. The molecular structure of the trimetallic complex was determined by X-ray diffraction indicating a...