Patent ID: 7842682

Claim:
A compound of general formula (I) in which: Me is selected from the group consisting of Zn, AlOR 4 and Si(OR 4 ), wherein R 4 is selected from the group consisting of H and C1-C15 alkyl, R, R 1 , R 2 and R 3 , equal or different from one other, are selected from H and groups (G) s -(X) t -(Y-Z) u wherein: G is selected from the group consisting of O, S, SO, CH 2 and N; X is selected from the group consisting of phenyl, linear or branched C1-C10 alkyl, C1-C10 alkenyl and C1-C10 alkynyl; Y is selected from the group consisting of S, (CH 2 ) n , phenyl, O—(CH 2 ) n , (CH 2 ) n —O—, (CH 2 CH 2 O) n , CONH, NHCO, COO, COS, and 3-mercapto-pyrrolidine-2,5-dione; Z is selected from the group consisting of 11 B-(o,m,p-carborane), 11 B-undecahydrododecaboromercaptyl, 11 B-undecahydrododecaborate, 10 B-(o,m,p-carborane), 10 B-undecahydrododecaboromercaptyl and 10 B-undecahydrododecaborate; n is an integer comprised between 1 and 10; s is 0, 1; t is 0, 1; u is an integer comprised between 1 and 3; with the proviso that at least one among R, R 1 , R 2 and R 3 is different from H, and when only one amongst R, R 1 , R 2 and R 3 is different from H, u is different from 1; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.