First Polynuclear Palladium Compounds [(C5H12NO)(PdCl3)]n and [(C10H16NO)2(Pd2Cl6)] with High Antitumor and Radioprotective Activity

Experimental and theoretical evidence of attractive interactions between dianions: [PdCl4]2−⋯[PdCl4]2−

“…Amongst the crystal structures presented over the last few years that contained Pd, [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] one of the more interesting is a selfassembling structural motif wherein halogens are attached to Pd as a building block for perovskite materials used in optoelectronics due to their strong absorption in the visible spectral range, good band gap and promising photoelectric response. 9,10 Other Pd clusters have potential antitumor, antimetastatic and radioprotective activities.…”

“…9,10 Other Pd clusters have potential antitumor, antimetastatic and radioprotective activities. 2,3 There are previous literature reports demonstrating the ability of square planar palladium complexes to serve as s-hole/p-hole acceptors. [12][13][14][15][16] However, as the monomeric PdCl 4 2À unit is planar, there arises the intriguing possibility of the existence of a p-hole above the Pd atom, which represents an electrostatic potential which is positive or considerably less negative than that surrounding the remainder of the anion.…”