Antitumor and antimicrobial activities of Fe(II)/Fe(III) complexes derived from some heterocyclic compounds Original Research Article

The antitumor activities of some Fe(II)/Fe(III) complexes containing 1,3-diacetyl-2H-benzimidazole-2-thione along with a few derivatives of 1,2,4-triazol, 1,3,4-oxadiazole and 1,3,4-thiadiazole as co-ligands have been investigated. Antibacterial and antifungal activities of disulfido-/dichloro-bridged dinuclear Fe(III)/Fe(II) complexes containing similar heterocycles as terminal ligands have also been investigated. Antitumor activities of some Fe (II) complexes containing 1,3-diacetyl- 2H-benzimidazole-2-thione along with few derivatives of 1,2,4-triazol, 1,3,4-oxadiazole, 1,3,4-thiadiazole as co-ligands have been carried out. Antibacterial and antifungal activities of disulfido- / dichloro-bridged dinuclear Fe (III) / Fe (II) complexes containing similar heterocycles as a terminal ligands have also been carried