Platinum (II) complexes of benzoic- and 3-methoxybenzoic acid hydrazides. Synthesis, characterization, and cytotoxic effect.

The complexes [Pt(bah)2X2], [Pt(NH3)(bah)Cl2].0.5H2O, [Pt(mbah)2X2], and [Pt(NH3)(mbah)Cl2] (bah = benzoic acid hydrazide, mbah = 3-methoxybenzoic acid hydrazide; X = Cl, Br, I) have been prepared and characterized by elemental analysis, electric conductivity, IR, 1H NMR, and electronic spectra. A cis-square planar structure with hydrazide ligands coordinated via the NH2-groups has been proposed for these complexes. The complexes have shown a growth-inhibitory effect against Friend leukemia cells in culture comparable to that of the antitumor drug cisplatin.