The crystal structure of the title compound, (NH4)2 [FeCl5(H2O)], has been redetermined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction at 295 K and refined by full matrix least squares to a residual of 0.054 for 1662 'observed' reflections. Crystals are orthorhombic, Pnma, a 13.706(2), b 9.924(1), c 7.024(1)Ǻ Z 4. Fe-O is 2.110(4)Ǻ; Fe-Cl range between 2.323(1)Ǻ (trans to OH2) and 2.350(1)-2.390(1) Ǻ (cis), the latter distances being very dependent upon hydrogen-bonded interactions with nearby species.

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Hexaamminecobalt(III) chloride ([Co(NH3)6]Cl3) was investigated for its antineoplastic role in relation to tumor marker enzymes, drug metabolizing enzymes, oxidative stress-related parameters, and histopathological analysis of liver and lung tissues of mice. Initiation was performed using a single intraperitoneal injection of diethylnitrosamine (DENA) at a carcinogenic dose of 90 mg/kg body weight. The cobalt complex supplementation at a dose of 100 ppm in drinking water was given ad libitum throughout the experimental period of 14 weeks. In comparison to lung, the cobalt complex supplementation was found to reverse DENA-induced biochemical changes more effectively in liver. Histological examination of liver and lung from DENA-initiated and cobalt-complex-supplemented mice showed considerable protection in the case of liver compared to that of lung. The involvement of the [Co(NH3)6]Cl3 in modulating several factors associated with carcinogenesis induced by DENA thus showed its anticarcinogenic potential against chemically induced hepatocarcinogenesis.

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