Enriquez Garcia Alejandra, Lai Barry, Gopinathan Sesha Gopal, Harris Hugh H, Shemanko Carrie S, Jalilehvand Farideh
Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada.
Advanced Photon Source, X-ray Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439, USA.
Chem Commun (Camb). 2019 Jul 11;55(57):8223-8226. doi: 10.1039/c9cc00521h.
The cellular distribution of three dirhodium(ii) complexes with a paddlewheel structure was investigated using synchrotron-based X-ray fluorescence microscopy and cell viability studies. Complexes with vacant axial sites displayed cytotoxic activity and nuclear accumulation whereas complexes in which the axial positions were blocked showed little to no toxicity nor uptake.