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Tuning Reactivity of Platinum(II) Complexes

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Table <strong>of</strong> Contents-1<br />

Chapter 1 .................................................................................................................................................................. 1<br />

1.0 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................... 1<br />

1.1 Cancer disease ............................................................................................................................................. 1<br />

1.2 Cancer Treatment ...................................................................................................................................... 1<br />

1.2.1 Chemotherapy ......................................................................................................................................... 2<br />

1.3 <strong>Platinum</strong> chemistry .................................................................................................................................. 2<br />

1.3.1 <strong>Platinum</strong>-Based Anticancer Drugs ................................................................................................ 3<br />

1.3.2 Cisplatin ...................................................................................................................................................... 4<br />

1.3.2.1 Mechanism <strong>of</strong> Action ........................................................................................................................ 4<br />

1.3.2.2 Cellular Uptake .................................................................................................................................... 5<br />

1.3.2.3 Hydrolysis .............................................................................................................................................. 5<br />

1.3.2.4 DNA adducts and Cell Response ................................................................................................. 6<br />

1.3.2.5 Cisplatin Resistance .......................................................................................................................... 8<br />

1.3.2.6 Competition between N– and S–Donor Nucleophiles ...................................................... 8<br />

1.3.3 New and “Non-classical” platinum complexes ..................................................................... 10<br />

1.3.3.1 Second generation Cisplatin Analogues ............................................................................... 10<br />

1.3.3.2 <strong>Platinum</strong>(IV) complexes .............................................................................................................. 12<br />

1.3.4 Terpyridine platinum(<strong>II</strong>) complexes ......................................................................................... 13<br />

1.3.5. Multinuclear <strong>Platinum</strong>(<strong>II</strong>) complexes ...................................................................................... 14<br />

1.3.5.1 Amino Linkers .................................................................................................................................. 15<br />

1.3.5.2 Aromatic linkers .............................................................................................................................. 16<br />

1.4 Kinetic Interest ........................................................................................................................................ 17<br />

1.5 Aim and Scope <strong>of</strong> this Study .............................................................................................................. 17<br />

References .............................................................................................................................................................. 20<br />

List <strong>of</strong> Figures<br />

Figure 1.1: Classification <strong>of</strong> chemotherapy drugs................................................................................ 2<br />

Figure 1.2: Chemical structures <strong>of</strong> selected platinum compounds ........................................................ 4<br />

Figure 1.3: Intracellular hydrolysis and bio-activation <strong>of</strong> cisplatin in aqueous solution leading to<br />

binding at DNA in the cell nucleus. ........................................................................................................ 6<br />

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