Diaminocyclohexane platinum complexes

Abstract

Diaminocyclohexane platinum complexes having the structural formula ##STR1## wherein: X is a monovalent anion selected from the group consisting of isoascorbate, monosaccharate, saccharate-4-lactone, shikimate, isethionate, 2-aminoethylsulfate, azetidinecarboxylate, proline, hydroxyproline, pipecolinate, cyclopropanecarboxylate, cyclobutanecarboxylate, cyclopentanecarboxylate, cyclopentenecarboxylate, cyclohexanecarboxylate, cyclohexenecarboxylate, bicine, glycine, 2-aminoethanesulfonate, 2-chloroethanesulfonate and Y is a divalent anion selected from the group consisting of iminodiacetate, isocitratelactone, furanedicarboxylate, cyclopropane-1,1-dicarboxylate, isocitratomonoethylester, N-methyliminodiacetate, N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-iminodiacetate, N-benzyliminodiacetate, N-phenyliminodiacetate, N-(2-acetamido)iminodiacetate, cyclohexane-1,1-diacetate, trans-1,2-cyclopropanedicarboxylate, trans-1,2-cyclobutanedicarboxylate, trans-1,2-cyclopentanedicarboxylate and trans-1,2-cyclohexanedicarboxylate and their use in the treatment of tumors.

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