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Abstract: Pd(deen)Cl2 and Pd(deen)(CBDCA) complexes, where deen= N,N-diethylethylenediamine and CBDCA=1,1-cyclobutanedicarboxylate, were synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis and spectroscopic techniques. The stoichiometry and stability of the complexes formed between various biologically relevant ligands (amino acids, peptides, DNA constituents and dicarboxylic acids) and [Pd(deen)(H2O)2]2+ were investigated at 25°C and 0.1M ionic strength. The speciation diagrams of the complexes formed in solutions are evaluated. The mode of coordination of glycylglycine is investigated by spectrophotometric measurements. The equilibrium constants for the displacement of coordinated ligands as inosine, glycine or methionine by mercaptoethylamine are calculated. The results are expected to contribute to the chemistry of antitumour agents. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

The interaction of dimethyltin(IV) dichloride (DMT) with 1,4-piperazine (PIP) was investigated. The complex formation equilibria of the complexes formed in solution were investigated. The stoichiometry and stability constants of the complexes formed in solution phase were determined at different temperatures and in solutions of dioxane–water mixtures of different dielectric constants. The equilibrium constant for the displacement of piperazine coordinated to dimethyltin(IV) by inosine as a representative of DNA was calculated. (DMT)(PIP)·3H2O was synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, spectral, and thermal techniques. The antitumor activity of the complex was screened. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]