Metal-dependent Structure, Solution Properties, and Redox-Mediated Anticancer Activity of Rhodium(III) and Iridium(III) Half-Sandwich Phenanthroline–Sulfonamide Complexes
A phenanthroline-bearing sulfonamide ligand (L) and its half-sandwich rhodium(III) and iridium(III) complexes, [(η5-Cp*)RhCl(L)]PF6 (1) and [(η5-Cp*)IrCl(L)]PF6 (2), were synthesized to determine how metal coordination and metal identity influence structure, solution properties, and anticancer responses. Single-crystal...