Patent Publication Number: US-4255347-A

Title: Platinum complex

Description:
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     This invention relates to a new platinum complex represented by the general formula [I]: ##STR3## wherein R 1  and R 2  are same and represent halogen atom or NO 3 , 
     or 
     R 1  is SO 4  and R 2  is H 2  O, 
     or 
     R 1  and R 2  are bonded with each other to form either ##STR4## and the configuration of 1-aminomethyl-2-aminocyclohexane [hereinafter referred to as aamch] is selected from trans-l, trans-d, cis-l and cis-d. 
     The compounds of the formula [I] are active against P-388 tumour and are expected to be useful as medicaments. 
     It is known that certain platinum complexes are active against tumour cells [for example, Nature, 222, 385 (1969); Platinum Metal Rev., 15, No. 2, 42-51 (1971); ibid. 17, No. 1, 2-13 (1973) and U.S. Pat. No. 4,115,418 (1978)]. It has now been found that new platinum complexes exhibit excellent anti-tumour effect and low toxicity. Thus, the present invention is directed to provide new platinum complexes having improved biological properties. 
     The platinum complexes provided by the present invention may be produced in the following manner. Racemic modification of trans (or cis)-cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid 
     
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Step I ↓                                                           
           Introduction of amino group                                    
Rac-trans (or cis)-2-aminocyclohexanecarboxylic acid                      
Step II ↓                                                          
           Conversion into ester                                          
Rac-trans (or cis) 2-aminocyclohexanecarboxylic ethyl ester               
Step III ↓                                                         
           Conversion into hydrazide                                      
Rac-trans (or cis)-2-aminocyclohexanecarbohydrazide                       
Step IV ↓                                                          
           Conversion into aminomethyl-compound                           
Rac-trans (or cis)-1-aminomethyl-2-aminocyclohexane                       
[hereinafter referred to as rac-trans (or cis)-aamch]-                    
    Step V ↓                                                       
               Optical resolution                                         
Trans-d-aamch . diastereomer and trans- 1-aamch . diastereomer            
[or cis-d-aamch . diasteromer and cis-1-aamch . diastereomer]             
Step VI ↓                                                          
           Decomposition of diastereomer                                  
Trans-1-aamch (absolute configuration: 1R, 2S)                            
Trans-d-aamch (absolute configuration: 2S, 2R)                            
Cis-1-aamch (absolute configuration: 1R, 2R)                              
Cis-d-aamch (absolute configuration: 1S, 2S)                              
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     Full details of the above-mentioned steps are given as follows. 
     [Step I] 
     A racemic modification of trans (or cis)-cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid is dissolved in a suitable solvent such as, for example, chloroform, added with an acid and the reaction is carried out to introduce an amino group by using a suitable agent such as, for example, sodium azide. After completion of the reaction, the solvent is removed from the reaction mixture which is then added with a neutralizing agent. After the neutralizing, the solution is filtered and the filtrate is concentrated under reduced pressure to dryness, and if desired, recrystallized from ethanol. As the starting material, one of the market grade may be used. 
     [Step II] 
     The racemic modification of trans (or cis)-2-aminocyclohexanecarboxylic acid prepared by Step I is dissolved in a suitable solvent such as, for example, ethanol. The solution is saturated with hydrogen chloride and at the same time the refluxing ethanol is removed. After this, water is added to the solution which is neutralized with a neutralizing agent and is extracted with ether. Ether is distilled off from the extract to obtain the desired product. 
     [Step III] 
     Hydrazine hydrate is added to the trans (or cis)-2-aminocyclohexanecarboxylic acid prepared by Step II. The solution is refluxed to complete the reaction, and the reaction mixture is concentrated to dryness under reduced pressure to obtain the desired product which may, if desired, be washed with an organic solvent. 
     [Step IV] 
     The trans (or cis)-2-aminocyclohexanecarbohydrazide is dissolved in a suitable solvent such as, for example, benzene, ether, tetrahydrofuran and the like. The solution is added with a reducing agent such as, for example, lithium alminium hydride and refluxed for 4 to 7 days. After completion of the reaction, the excessive lithium alminum hydride is decomposed and the solvent is distilled off, followed by concentration to dryness under reduced pressure to obtain the desired product. 
     [Step V] 
     Equimolar amounts of rac-trans (or cis)-aamch prepared by Step IV and (+) [or (-)]-dibenzoyltartaric acid are suspended in water and stirred. After completion of the reaction, the resultant diastereomer is dissolved in a solvent of water/methanol (1:1 volume by volume) and allowed to stand for a night to obtain the needles of the desired product. 
     [Step VI] 
     Each isomeric diastereomer prepared by Step V is duspended or dissolved in water and is then added with conc. hydrochloric acid. The reaction solution is filtered to give a filtrate which is then neutralized to liberate the desired product. This product is, if desired, extracted with an organic solvent and the solvent is evaporated off to obtain the desired product i.e. trans-d, trans-l, cis-d or cis-l-aamch. 
     [Step VII] 
     The production of platinum complexes from the diamines prepared by Step VI may be carried out in a similar manner to that described, for example, in Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, vol. 65, 315-328 (1976) by the following procedures. 
     (1) PtCl 2  (aamch) is produced by the reaction of K 2  PtX 4  (wherein X is halogen) with aamch. 
     (2) The PtCl 2  (aamch) prepared by (1) is reacted with AgNO 3  and is then filtered to obtain a filtrate. This filtrate is concentrated to dryness to obtain Pt(NO 3 ) 2  (aamch). 
     (3) Pt(NO 3 ) 2  (aamch) is dissolved in water which is then added with KI, KBr, potassium oxalate, sodium malonate or sodium glucuronate to carry out the reaction, resulting in PtI 2  (aamch), PtBr 2  (aamch), Pt(oxalate)(aamch), Pt(malonate)(aamch) or Pt(glucuronate)(aamch) respectively. 
     (4) PtCl 2  (aamch) is added with AgSO 4  to carry out the reaction. The resultant AgCl is removed by filtration, and the filtrate is evaporated off to obtain Pt(OH 2 )(SO 4 )(aamch). 
     These reactions may be carried out in water, if desired, at an elevated temperature and/or in darkness, and may be completed in 3 to 48 hours to give precipitates coloured usually in white to yellow. The resultant precipitates may be recrystallized from 0.1 N hydrochloric acid to obtain the desired products in the form of crystals. 
     The compounds of the present invention are prepared by the processes of the examples as hereinafter described and their physical characteristics are indicated in the following table. Malonate, glucuronate and oxalate are hereinafter abbreviated as mal, gluc and OX respectively. 
     
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W: white, LY: light yellow, Y: yellow,                                    
                     Elemental analysis                                   
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                     Found    Calculated                                  
No.                                                                       
   Compound       our                                                     
                     H  C  N  H  C  N                                     
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 1 PtCl.sub.2 (trans-d-aamch)                                             
                  W  4.10                                                 
                        21.32                                             
                           7.11                                           
                              4.18                                        
                                 20.98                                    
                                    6.88                                  
 2 PtCl.sub.2 (trans-l-aamch)                                             
                  &#34;  &#34;  &#34;  &#34;  3.96                                        
                                 21.09                                    
                                    6.97                                  
 3 PtCl.sub.2 (cis-d-aamch)                                               
                  &#34;  &#34;  &#34;  &#34;  4.14                                        
                                 21.71                                    
                                    7.20                                  
 4 PtCl.sub.2 (cis-l-aamch)                                               
                  &#34;  &#34;  &#34;  &#34;  3.98                                        
                                 21.20                                    
                                    6.96                                  
 5 PtBr.sub.2 (trans-d-aamch)                                             
                  LY 3.34                                                 
                        17.40                                             
                           5.80                                           
                              3.45                                        
                                 18.13                                    
                                    5.97                                  
 6 PtBr.sub.2 (trans-l-aamch)                                             
                  &#34;  &#34;  &#34;  &#34;  3.27                                        
                                 17.62                                    
                                    5.69                                  
 7 PtBr.sub.2 (cis-d-aamch)                                               
                  &#34;  &#34;  &#34;  &#34;  3.36                                        
                                 17.75                                    
                                    5.95                                  
 8 PtBr.sub.2 (cis-l-aamch)                                               
                  &#34;  &#34;  &#34;  &#34;  3.28                                        
                                 17.60                                    
                                    5.74                                  
 9 PtI.sub.2 (trans-d-aamch)                                              
                  Y  2.80                                                 
                        14.57                                             
                           4.85                                           
                              2.95                                        
                                 15.93                                    
                                    5.45                                  
10 PtI.sub.2 (trans-l-aamch)                                              
                  &#34;  &#34;  &#34;  &#34;  2.88                                        
                                 15.32                                    
                                    4.90                                  
11 PtI.sub. 2 (cis-d-aamch)                                               
                  &#34;  &#34;  &#34;  &#34;  2.88                                        
                                 14.75                                    
                                    4.64                                  
12 PtI.sub.2 (cis-l-aamch)                                                
                  &#34;  &#34;  &#34;  &#34;  2.80                                        
                                 14.75                                    
                                    4.88                                  
13 Pt(OX)(trans-d-aamch)                                                  
                  W  3.93                                                 
                        26.28                                             
                           6.81                                           
                              3.84                                        
                                 26.50                                    
                                    6.89                                  
14 Pt(OX)(trans-l-aamch)                                                  
                  &#34;  &#34;  &#34;  &#34;  3.78                                        
                                 25.82                                    
                                    6.82                                  
15 Pt(OX)(cis-d-aamch)                                                    
                  W  3.93                                                 
                        26.28                                             
                           6.81                                           
                              3.82                                        
                                 26.12                                    
                                    7.00                                  
16 Pt(OX)(cis-l-aamch)                                                    
                  &#34;  &#34;  &#34;  &#34;  3.90                                        
                                 26.02                                    
                                    6.84                                  
17 Pt(OH.sub.2)(SO.sub.4)(trans-d-aamch)                                  
                  &#34;  4.16                                                 
                        19.22                                             
                           6.41                                           
18 Pt(OH.sub.2)(SO.sub.4)(trans-l-aamch)                                  
                  &#34;  &#34;  &#34;  &#34;  4.14                                        
                                 19.15                                    
                                    6.10                                  
19 Pt(OH.sub. 2)(SO.sub.4)(cis-d-aamch)                                   
                  &#34;  &#34;  &#34;  &#34;  4.00                                        
                                 19.35                                    
                                    6.08                                  
20 Pt(OH.sub.2)(SO.sub.4)(cis-l-aamch)                                    
                  &#34;  &#34;  &#34;  &#34;  4.22                                        
                                 19.25                                    
                                    6.61                                  
21 Pt(NO.sub.3).sub.2 (cis-d-aamch)                                       
                  &#34;  3.61                                                 
                        18.79                                             
                           12.53                                          
                              3.40                                        
                                 18.76                                    
                                    12.44                                 
22 Pt(NO.sub.3).sub.2 (cis-l-aamch)                                       
                  &#34;  &#34;  &#34;  &#34;  3.57                                        
                                 18.91                                    
                                    12.38                                 
23 Pt(NO.sub.3).sub.2 (trans-d-aamch)                                     
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24 Pt(NO.sub.3).sub.2 (trans-l-aamch)                                     
                  &#34;                                                       
25 Pt(mal)(trans-d-aamch)                                                 
                  &#34;   4.27                                                
                        28.23                                             
                           6.59                                           
                              4.08                                        
                                 28.05                                    
                                    6.62                                  
26 Pt(mal)(trans-l-aamch)                                                 
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27 Pt(mal)(cis-d-aamch)                                                   
                  &#34;                                                       
28 Pt(mal)(cis-l-aamch)                                                   
                  &#34;                                                       
29 Pt(gluc)(trans-d-aamch)                                                
                  LY                                                      
30 Pt(gluc)(trans-l-aamch)                                                
                  &#34;                                                       
31 Pt(gluc)(cis-d-aamch)                                                  
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32 Pt(gluc)(cis-l-aamch)                                                  
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     The following experiments were conducted to investigate the anit-tumour activities of the compounds provided by the present invention. 
     Experiments 
     CDF 1  mouse (each group consisting of 6 mouse) were used as test animals. A physiological sodium chloride solution containing 10 6  cells of Leukemia P-388 was administered to each mice intraperitoneally. On the first and fifth days after this, each mice was intraperitoneally administered with a given amount of the test compound contained in physiological sodium chloride solution to obtain the results shown in Table 2 wherein the effect is indicated by T/C % (the ratio of the median survival days of the test animal to the control mice). 
     For comparison purpose, PDD i.e. cis-dichlorodiammine platinum (II) which is represented by the following formula: ##STR5## and which is known as being active against tumour cells is treated in a similar manner to that described above to obtain the results shown as Reference in the following tables, from which it is apparent that the platinum complexes provided by the present invention are superior to the known platinum complex with respect to T.I., toxicity and other properties. 
     
                       TABLE 2                                                     
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D : Dosis (mg/kg)                                                         
No.: Compound number                                                      
D    T/C %                                                                
No.  100    50      25   12.5  6.25                                       
                                   3.12 1.56 0.78 0.39                    
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1           61      68   226  174  157  156  138  123                     
2           612     81   197  177  162  159  140  118                     
3                        106  242  187  166  147  135                     
4                        90   240  203  157  138  110                     
5    70     194(1)  188  175  161  146  134  133                          
6    80     186     178  178  166  164  135  130                          
7    75     190     196  161  161  147  144  125                          
8    67     99      181  178  176  147  154  135                          
9    160    160     143  145                                              
10   0      153     158  138  128                                         
11   0      73      160  158  141                                         
12   0      80      141  148                                              
13                  171  168  139  131  112                               
14                  83   245  200  151  126  128                          
15                  90   184  184  131  128  128                          
16          70      193  163  137  146  131                               
17          215     196  179  185  166  140  129                          
18                  80   181  181  151  158  146                          
19          59      85   189  174  152  159                               
20          59      88   189  178  159  133                               
21                       248  228  197                                    
22                       92   240  220                                    
29                  170  170  148                                         
30                  200  173  158                                         
31                  180  179  167                                         
32                  208  184  173                                         
Ref.        0       0    67   121  230  165  134  118                     
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     The toxic dose (T.D), optimal dose (O.D), minimal effective dose (MED), each T/C% corresponding to O.D or MED respectively, and therapeutic index (T.I) of each compound are calculated on the basis of Table 2 and shown in Table 3. 
     
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T.D.     O.D            MED                                               
No.  mg/kg   mg/kg     T/C %  mg/kg T/C%  T.I                             
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1    25      12.5      226    0.39  123   32                              
2    25      12.5      197    0.78  126   16                              
3    25      6.25      242    0.39  135   16                              
4    25      6.25      240    0.78  138   8                               
5    100     50          194(1)                                           
                              0.78  133   64                              
6    100     50        186    0.78  130   64                              
7    100     25        196    0.78  125   32                              
8    100     25        181    0.78  135   32                              
9    ≧200                                                          
             100       160    12.5  145   8                               
10   100     25        158    6.25  128   4                               
11   50      25        160    6.25  141   4                               
12   50      12.5      148    12.5  148   1                               
13   ≧50                                                           
             25        171    3.12  131   ≧8                       
14   25      12.5      245    0.78  128   16                              
15   50      12.5      184    0.78  128   16                              
16   50      25        193    1.56  131   16                              
17   ≧100                                                          
             50        215    0.78  129   64                              
18   75      12.5      181    0.78  146   16                              
19   25      6.25      189    ≦0.78                                
                                    159   ≧8                       
20   25      6.25      189    0.78  138   8                               
Ref  12.5    3.12      230    0.78  134   4                               
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     With reference to the accompanying drawings, 
     FIGS. 1-6 show respectively infrared absorption spectra of PtCl 2  (trans-d-aamch), PtCl 2  (cis-l-aamch), PtBr 2  (trans-d-aamch), PtBr 2  (cis-l-aamch), PtI 2  (trans-d-aamch) and PtI 2  (cis-l-aamch). 
     FIG. 7 shows CD spectrum of Pt(NO 3 ) 2  (trans-l-aamch). 
     FIG. 8 shows CD spectrum of Pt(NO 3 ) 2  (cis-l-aamch). 
     FIG. 9 shows electron spectrum of Pt(OH 2 )(SO 4 )(trans-l-aamch). 
     FIG. 10 (1) and FIG. 10 (2) show respectively CD spectra of Pt(OH 2 )(SO 4 )(trans-l-aamch) and Pt(OH 2 )(SO 4 )(trans-d-aamch). 
     FIGS. 11 and 12 show respectively electron spectrum and CD spectrum of Pt(OH 2 )(SO 4 )(cis-l-aamch). 
    
    
     The following non-limitative examples illustrate the invention. 
     EXAMPLE 1 
     (A) Trans-cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid (8.105 g; racemic modification) is dissolved in conc. sulfuric acid (25 ml) and chloroform (50 ml) and kept at a temperature of 45° C., to which is added sodium azide (3.6 g) in one hour. After this, the solution is stirred for 90 minutes, added with ice water (25 ml) and is added with ether to remove chloroform. Barium carbonate (90 g) is added to the water layer of the solution to effect the neutralization. Barium sulfate is removed from the solution by filtration and the filtrate is concentrated to dryness to result in needle crystals of rac-trans-2-aminocyclohexanecarboxylic acid (referred to as A) having the following characteristics. When a corresponding rac-cis-compound is used as starting material, there is obtained the corresponding cis-compound i.e. rac-cis-aminocyclohexanecarboxylic acid, referred to as B). 
     
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Elemental analysis (calculated as C.sub.7 H.sub.13 NO.sub.2):             
         H         C       N                                              
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Calculated:                                                               
          58.7%        9.15%   9.8%                                       
Found (A):                                                                
          58.79%       9.27%   9.06%                                      
(B):      58.45%       9.14%   9.42%                                      
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     Melting point: (A) 273° C. (B) 238° C. 
     (B) The thus-obtained rac-trans-2-aminocyclohexanecarboxylic acid (1.8 g) is dissolved in ethanol. This solution is saturated with hydrogen chloride and refluxed for 7 hours under conditions for saturation with hydrogen chloride. Ethanol is removed from the solution by distillation, and a small amount of water is added to the reaction solution. Ether is distilled off from the reaction solution which is then evaporated under reduced pressure to obtain ethyl ester of rac-trans-2-aminocyclohexanecarboxylic acid having a melting point of 120°-122° C./2 mmHg. When a corresponding cis-compound is used as starting material, there is obtained the corresponding cis-compound having a melting point of 75° C./2 mmHg. 
     (C) The thus-obtained ester (trans form; 1.54 g) is mixed with hidrazine hydrate (20 ml) and the mixture is refluxed for one hour. After completion of the reaction, the reaction solution is concentrated under reduced pressure to dryness, resulting in needle crystals of rac-trans-2-aminocyclohexanecarbohydrazide having a melting point of 166°-167° C. When an ester of the corresponding cis-compound is usedas starting material, there is obtained rac-cis-2-aminocyclohexanecarbohydrazide. 
     (D) The thus-obtained trans-compound (1.57 g) is dissolved in a mixture of benzene (100 ml) and tetrahydrofuran (150 ml), added with lithium alminium hydride, and refluxed for 7 days. After completion of the reaction, the reaction solution is added with a saturated solution of potassium carbonate to decompose the excess of lithium alminium hydride. After refluxing for 30 minutes, the solution is filtered and the filtrate is distilled under reduced pressure to remove excessive benzene and tetrahydrofuran, resulting in rac-trans-1-aminomethyl-2-aminocyclohexane. 
     (E) The cis-compound obtained by (C)(3.5 g) is dissolved in a mixture of benzene (150 ml) and ether (150 ml). The mixed solution is added with lithium alminium hydride (2 g) and ether (50 ml) and refluxed for 7 days. After completion of the reaction, lithium alminium hydride is decomposed. After this, the reaction solution is filtered and the filtrate is distilled to obtain rac-cis-1-aminomethyl-2-aminocyclohexane (melting point: 86° C./5 mmHg). 
     (F) Rac-trans-aamch thus-obtained (17.6521 g) and (+)-dibenzoyltartaric acid (51.7520 g) in an equimolar amount are suspended in water (100 ml) and stirred to prepare a diastereomer which is washed with water several times and is then dissolved in a solvent of water/ethanol (1:1 v/v) at an elevated temperature. The reaction solution is allowed to stand for a night to give needles of trans-l-aamch having a specific rotation of [α] D   23  =-95.2° which is recrystallized by using a similar mixing solvent to the above-mentioned to a furtherly purified trans-l-aamch-diastereomer having a specific rotation of [α] D   23  =-97.78°. When the rac-trans-aamch and (-)-di-benzoyltartaric acid are used in a similar manner to that described above, it is possible to obtain trans-d-aamch-diastereomer having a specific rotain of [α] D   23  =+99.06°. 
     There is also obtained cis-aamch-diastereomer having a specific rotation of [α] D   23  =+91.2° or cis-d-aamch-diastereomer having a specific rotation of [α] D   23  =-88.7° respectively by using rac-cis-aamch in combination with either (-)-dibenzoyltartaric acid or (+)-dibenzoyltartaric acid. 
     (G) Each isomer of the diastereomers thus-obtained is suspended or dissolved in water and added with conc. hydrochloric acid to liberate benzoyltartaric acid which is then removed by filtration. With addition of sodium hydroxide, the filtrate is neutrallized to liberate diamine. The filtrate is then extracted with ether, and ether is removed by distillation to obtain each of the following isomers: 
     Trans-l-aamch (absolute configuration: 1R,2S) 
     Trans-d-aamch (absolute configuration: 1S,2R) 
     Cis-l-aamch (absolute configuration: 1R,2R) 
     Cis-d-aamch (absolute configuration: 1S,2S) 
     By the use of the isomers thus-obtained, it is possible to obtain the platinum complexes of the present invention in the following manner. 
     (H) Synthesis of PtCl 2  (aamch) 
     Aamch (1.28259 g) and K 2  PtCl 4  (4.1511 g) are dissolved in water (50 ml) and is allowed to stand for some time to give crystalline precipitates coloured in light yellow to white which represent PtCl 2  (aamch) corresponding to the aamch used as the starting material. The infrared absorption spectrum of PtCl 2  (trans-d-aamch) shown in FIG. 1 is identical with that of PtCl 2  (trans-l-aamch), and the infrared absorption spectrum of PtCl 2  (cis-l-aamch) shown in FIG. 2 is identical with that of PtCl 2  (cis-d-aamch). 
     (I) Synthesis of Pt(NO 3 ) 2  (aamch), PtBr 2  (aamch) and PtI 2  (aamch) 
     PtCl 2  (aamch) (3.9424 g) and AgNO 3  (3.3974 g) are suspended in water (100 ml) and stirred for a night. The AgCl formed is removed from the solution by filtration and the filtrate is evaporated under reduced pressure to dryness, resulting in Pt(NO 3 ) 2  (aamch) which is dissolved in water at an elevated temperature and is then added with an excessive amount of KI or KBr to obtain a desired product coloured in light yellow corresponding to the starting PtBr 2  (aamch) or a yellow product corresponding to the starting PtI 2  (aamch). The infrared absorption spectra of the thus-obtained PtBr 2  (trans-d-aamch), PtBr 2  (cis-l-aamch), PtI 2  (trans-d-aamch) and PtI 2  (cis-l-aamch) shown in FIGS. 3-6 respectively are identical with the individual infrared spectra of the corresponding optical antipodes. FIG. 7 shows CD spectrum of Pt(NO 3 ) 2  (trans-l-aamch) measured at a concentration of 1.788×10 -2  mol (Δε 323  =+0.025, Δε 275  =-0.032). FIG. 8 shows CD spetrum of Pt(NO 3 ) 2  (cis-l-aamch) measured at a concentration of 3.721×10 -2  mol (Δε 355  =+0.020). 
     (J) Synthesis of Pt(OX)(aamch), Pt(mal)(aamch) and Pt(gluc)(aamch) 
     Pt(NO 3 ) 2  (aamch) (4.4736 g) and potassium oxalate (1.8424 g) are dissolved in water (10 ml) at an elevated temperature and allowed to stand at ambient temperature to obtain platy crystals of Pt(OX)(aamch) coloured in white. 
     Pt(NO 3 ) 2  (aamch) (4.4736 g) and sodium malonate (1.6604 g) are dissolved in water (10 ml) at an elevated temperature and the solution is concentrated by heating to make up the amount to 5 ml. By allowing the solution to stand at room temperature for a night, white needles of Pt(mal)(aamch) are obtained. 
     Pt(NO 3 ) 2  (aamch) (1.1184 g) and sodium D-glucuronate (0.63049 g) are dissolved in water (5 ml) at an elevated temperature. The solution is allowed to stand at room temperature for a week and is then concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain PT(gluc)(aamch). 
     (K) Synthesis of PT(OH 2 )(SO 4 )(aamch) 
     PtCl 2  (aamch) (3.9424 g) and AgSO 4  (3.1183 g) are suspended in water (100 ml) and the solution is stirred for a night. After this, the solution is filtered to remove AgCl and the filtrate is concentrated under reduced pressure, followed by addition of acetone to result in white crystals of Pt(OH 2 )(SO 4 )(aamch). 
     FIGS. 9 and 10(1) show respectively the electron spetrum of Pt(OH 2 )(SO 4 )(trans-l-aamch) [measured at a concentration of 1.163×10 -3  mol by using a quartz cell (length of the optical pass: 1 cm)] and its CD spectrum [measure at a concentration of 1.163×10 -2  mol; Δε 321  =+0.039; Δε 272  =-0.030]. FIG. 10(2) shows the CD spectrum of Pt(OH 2 )(SO 4 )(trans-d-aamch) [measured at a concentration of 2.027×10 -2  mol; Δε 321  =-0.061; Δε 272  =+0.045]. FIGS. 11 and 12 show respectively the electron spectrum of Pt(OH 2 )(SO 4 )(cis-l-aamch) [measured at a concentration of 7.86×10 -4  mol by using a quartz cell (length of the optical pass: 1 cm)] and its CD spectrum [measured at a concentration of 7.86×10 -3  mol; Δε 340  =+0.021; Δε 265  =+0.068).