Influence of ring substituents on the antitumor effect of dichloro(1,2-diphenylethylenediamine)platinum(II) complexes.

Diastereomeric para-substituted dichloro(1,2-diphenylethylenediamine)platinum(II) complexes were synthesized and tested for their antitumor activity on the human MDA-MB 231 breast cancer cell line and the P 388 leukemia of the mouse. An interaction with the DNA was demonstrated by UV difference spectroscopy. The D,L configurated, 4-fluoro-substituted complex was the most active.