Combining gold(I/III) complexes and ferrociphenol scaffold for the generation of bimetallic complexes with anticancer activity

Key Points

• The study aims to synthesize and characterize bimetallic complexes of gold and iron to investigate their anticancer properties.
• Synthesized eleven heterobimetallic Au/Fe complexes
• Used various gold(I) and gold(III) fragments
• Applied diphenylphosphino ligands for complex formation
• Characterized compounds through full spectral analysis
• Successfully synthesized a series of bimetallic complexes
• Characterization confirms their structural composition
• Demonstrated preliminary anticancer activity