Editorial of Special Issue Ruthenium Complex: The Expanding Chemistry of the Ruthenium Complexes

Ileana Dragutan; Valerian Dragutan; Albert Demonceau

doi:10.3390/molecules200917244

Editorial of Special Issue Ruthenium Complex: The Expanding Chemistry of the Ruthenium Complexes

Molecules. 2015 Sep 18;20(9):17244-74. doi: 10.3390/molecules200917244.

Authors

Ileana Dragutan¹, Valerian Dragutan², Albert Demonceau³

Affiliations

¹ Romanian Academy, Institute of Organic Chemistry "C.D. Nenitescu", Bucharest 060023, Romania. idragutan@yahoo.com.
² Romanian Academy, Institute of Organic Chemistry "C.D. Nenitescu", Bucharest 060023, Romania. vdragutan@yahoo.com.
³ Department of Chemistry, University of Liège, Sart-Tilman (B.6a), Liège 4000, Belgium. A.Demonceau@ulg.ac.be.

Abstract

Recent trends in Ru complex chemistry are surveyed with emphasis on the development of anticancer drugs and applications in catalysis, polymers, materials science and nanotechnology.

Keywords: anticancer agents; catalysis; nanomaterials; ruthenium complexes.

Publication types

Editorial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry*
Catalysis
Coordination Complexes / chemistry*
Molecular Structure
Ruthenium / chemistry*

Substances

Antineoplastic Agents
Coordination Complexes
Ruthenium