Insertion of SnCl₂ into the Pd–Cl Bond: Mechanistic Elucidation and Antitumor Evaluation of Trichlorostannyl Palladium-NHC Allyl Complexes in Ovarian Cancer Models
Botter, Eleonora; Lauteri, Valentina; Rubbi, Alessandro; Orian, Laura; Forner, Matteo; Gandin, Valentina; Demitri, Nicola; Canzonieri, Vincenzo; Rizzolio, Flavio; Cavarzerani, Enrico; Visentin, Fabiano; Scattolin, Thomas; Dalton Transactions  (2026) –; doi:10.1039/D6DT00680A

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 Insertion of SnCl<sub>2</sub> into the Pd-Cl bond: mechanistic
 elucidation and antitumor evaluation of trichlorostannyl palladium-NHC
 allyl complexes in ovarian cancer models.
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