@article{ImmelGrothHuhnetal.2011,
  author    = {Immel, Timo A. and Groth, Ulrich and Huhn, Thomas and {\"O}hlschl{\"a}ger, Peter},
  title     = {Titanium salan complexes displays strong antitumor properties in vitro and in vivo in mice},
  series = {PLoS ONE},
  volume    = {6},
  journal   = {PLoS ONE},
  number    = {3},
  publisher = {Plos},
  address   = {San Francisco, California, US},
  doi       = {10.1371/journal.pone.0017869},
  pages     = {e17869},
  year      = {2011},
  abstract  = {The anticancer activity of titanium complexes has been known since the groundbreaking studies of K{\"o}pf and K{\"o}pf-Maier on titanocen dichloride. Unfortunately, possibly due to their fast hydrolysis, derivatives of titanocen dichloride failed in clinical studies. Recently, the new family of titanium salan complexes containing tetradentate ONNO ligands with anti-cancer properties has been discovered. These salan complexes are much more stabile in aqueous media. In this study we describe the biological activity of two titanium salan complexes in a mouse model of cervical cancer. High efficiency of this promising complex family was demonstrated for the first time in vivo. From these data we conclude that titanium salan complexes display very strong antitumor properties exhibiting only minor side effects. Our results may influence the chemotherapy with metallo therapeutics in the future.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{ImmelGruetzkeSpaeteetal.2012,
  author    = {Immel, Timo and Gr{\"u}tzke, Martin and Sp{\"a}te, Anne-Katrin and Groth, Ulrich and {\"O}hlschl{\"a}ger, Peter and Huhn, Thomas},
  title     = {Synthesis and X-ray structure analysis of a heptacoordinate titanium(IV)-bis-chelate with enhanced in vivo antitumor efficacy},
  series = {Chemical Communications},
  volume    = {48},
  journal   = {Chemical Communications},
  number    = {46},
  publisher = {Royal Society of Chemistry},
  address   = {Cambridge},
  issn      = {1364-548X},
  doi       = {10.1039/C2CC31624B},
  pages     = {5790 -- 5792},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {Chelate stabilization of a titanium(IV)-salan alkoxide by ligand exchange with 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylic acid (dipic) resulted in heptacoordinate complex 3 which is not redox-active, stable on silica gel and has increased aqueous stability. 3 is highly toxic in HeLa S3 and Hep G2 and has enhanced antitumor efficacy in a mouse cervical-cancer model.},
  language  = {en}
}