Lanthanide complexes with N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)oxamate: Synthesis, characterisation and cytotoxicity

The complexation reactions of Ce(III), Nd(III), Gd(III) and Er(III) ions with the chelating/ bridging monoanionic ligand N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)oxamate (Hpma−) in basic media were performed in view of the potential applications of oxamate derivatives as cytotoxic agents. The coordination compounds were characterised by different physico-chemical techniques: elemental analysis, conductivity measurements, IR, 1H NMR and UV–Vis-NIR spectroscopy, and...