Anticancer potential of hexamolybdenum clusters [{Mo6I8}(L)6]2− (L = CF3COO− and C6F5COO−) incorporated into different nanoparticulate forms

The work for the first time highlights the specific nanoparticulate form of hexamolybdenum cluster complexes [{Mo6I8}(L)6]2− with L = CF3COO− and C6F5COO− (Mo6) exhibiting high anticancer potential in the irradiation-free conditions. The diverse nanoparticulate forms developed from the Mo6-units include self-aggregated (Bu4N)2[{Mo6I8}(L)6 (Mo6-aggregates) and those deposited onto the specifically decorated silica nanoparticles (SNs). The...