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Chem. Commun., 2003, 264 - 265, DOI: 10.1039/b210102e

Synthesis, catalytic properties and biological activity of new water soluble ruthenium cyclopentadienyl PTA complexes [(C5R5)RuCl(PTA)2] (R = H, Me; PTA = 1,3,5-triaza-7-phosphaadamantane)

Dina N. Akbayeva, Luca Gonsalvi, Werner Oberhauser, Maurizio Peruzzini, Francesco Vizza, Peter Brüggeller, Antonio Romerosa, Gianni Sava and Alberta Bergamo

The new water soluble ruthenium complexes [(C5R5)RuCl(PTA)2] (R = H, Me; PTA = 1,3,5-triaza-7-phosphaadamantane) were synthesised and characterised. Their evaluation as regioselective catalysts for hydrogenation of unsaturated ketones in aqueous biphasic conditions and as cytotoxic agents towards the TS/A adenocarcinoma cell line is briefly presented.

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