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Self-Assembly of Novel Thiophene-Based BODIPY RuII Rectangles: Potential Antiproliferative Agents Selective Against
Gajendra Gupta1, Abhishek Das2, Sourav Panja2
1Department of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Incheon National University, 119 Academy-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, 22012, Republic of Korea.
Abstract:
Novel Ru (2+2) rectangles were designed and synthesized by self-assembly of a new thiophene-functionalized dipyridyl BODIPY ligand, BDPS, and ruthenium(II) precursors. The complexes exhibited dose-dependent antiproliferative activities against cancer cells, in which some compounds selectively kill cancer cells. The net fluorescence due to BODIPY allowed us to visualize their location inside cancer cells. Moreover, the metalla-rectangles displayed substantial propensity to bind with biomolecules.

