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2023


Spectroscopic Characterization of the Binding and Release of Hydrophilic, Hydrophobic and Amphiphilic Molecules from Ovalbumin Supramolecular Hydrogels
Veskovic, A., Bajuk-Bogdanovic, D., Arion, V. B. B. & Bijelic, A. P.
Gels (2023) 9, 1, 14

Latonduine-1-Amino-Hydantoin Hybrid, Triazole-Fused Latonduine Schiff Bases and Their Metal Complexes: Synthesis, X-ray and Electron Diffraction, Molecular Docking Studies and Antiproliferative Activity
Wittmann, C., Gruene, T., Prado-Roller, A., Arandelovic, S., Reynisson, J. & Arion, V. B. B.
Inorganics (2023) 11, 1, 30

Indolo[2,3-e]benzazocines and indolo[2,3-f]benzazonines and their copper(ii) complexes as microtubule destabilizing agents
Wittmann, C., Dömötör, O., Kuznetcova, I., Spengler, G., Reynisson, J., Holder, L., Miller, G. J., Enyedy, E. A., Bai, R., Hamel, E. & Arion, V. B.
Dalton Transactions (2023) 52, 29, 9964-9982

 

 


 

2022


Enriching Chemical Space of Bioactive Scaffolds by New Ring Systems: Benzazocines and Their Metal Complexes as Potential Anticancer Drugs
Kuznetcova, I., Ostojic, M., Gligorijevic, N., Arandelovic, S. & Arion, V. B.
Inorganic Chemistry (2022) 61, 50, 20445-20460

Different Modes of Acid-Promoted Cyclooligomerization of 4-(4-Thiosemicarbazido)butan-2-one Hydrazone: 14-Membered versus 28-Membered Polyazamacrocycle Formation
Fesenko, A. A., Grigoriev, M. S., Arion, V. B. & Shutalev, A. D.
Journal of Organic Chemistry (2022) 87, 23, 15722-15731

Solution Equilibrium Studies on Salicylidene Aminoguanidine Schiff Base Metal Complexes: Impact of the Hybridization with L-Proline on Stability, Redox Activity and Cytotoxicity
Domotor, O., May, N. V., Gal, G. T., Spengler, G., Dobrova, A., Arion, V. B. & Enyedy, E. A.
Molecules (2022) 27, 7, 2044

Diastereomeric dinickel(II) complexes with non-innocent bis(octaazamacrocyclic) ligands: isomerization, spectroelectrochemistry, DFT calculations and use in catalytic oxidation of cyclohexane
Dobrov, A., Darvasiova, D., Zalibera, M., Bucinsky, L., Jelemenska, I., Rapta, P., Shova, S., Dumitrescu, D. G., Andrade, M. A., Martins, L. M. D. R. S., Pombeiro, A. J. L. & Arion, V. B.
Dalton Transactions (2022) 51, 13, 5151-5167

Ruthenium-nitrosyl complexes as NO-releasing molecules, potential anticancer drugs, and photoswitches based on linkage isomerism

Stepanenko, I., Zalibera, M., Schaniel, D., Telser, J. & Arion, V. B.
Dalton Transactions (2022) 51, 14, 5367-5393

Highly Antiproliferative Latonduine and Indolo[2,3-c]quinoline Derivatives: Complex Formation with Copper(II) Markedly Changes the Kinase Inhibitory Profile
Wittmann, C., Bacher, F., Enyedy, E. A., Domotor, O., Spengler, G., Madejski, C., Reynisson, J. & Arion, V. B.
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry (2022) 65, 3, 2238-2261

Ready access to 7,8-dihydroindolo[2,3-d][1]benzazepine-6(5H)-one scaffold and analogues via early-stage Fischer ring-closure reaction

Kuznetcova, I., Bacher, F., Vegh, D., Chuang, H-Y. & Arion, V. B.
Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry (2022) 18, 143-151

Inhibition of Microtubule Dynamics in Cancer Cells by Indole- Modified Latonduine Derivatives and Their Metal Complexes
Wittmann, C., Sivchenko, A. S., Bacher, F., Tong, K. K. H., Guru, N., Wilson, T., Gonzales, J., Rauch, H., Kossatz, S., Reiner, T., Babak, M. & Arion, V. B.
Inorganic Chemistry (2022) 61, 3, 1456–1470

The Ruthenium Nitrosyl Moiety in Clusters: Trinuclear Linear mu-Hydroxido Magnesium(II)-Diruthenium(II), mu(3)-Oxido Trinuclear Diiron(III)-Ruthenium(II), and Tetranuclear mu(4)-Oxido Trigallium(III)-Ruthenium(II) Complexes

Stepanenko, I., Mizetskyi, P., Orlowska, E., Bucinsky, L., Zalibera, M., Venosova, B., Clemancey, M., Blondin, G., Rapta, P., Novitchi, G., Schrader, W., Schaniel, D., Chen, Y-S., Lutz, M., Kozisek, J., Telser, J. & Arion, V. B.
Inorganic Chemistry (2022) 61, 2, 950–967

Elucidation of structure-activity relationships in indolobenzazepine-derived ligands and their copper(II) complexes: the role of key structural components and insight into the mechanism of action
Kuznetcova, I., Bacher, F., Samah Mutasim Alfadul, S. M., Tham, M. J. R., Ang, W. H., Babak, M. V., Rapta, P., Arion, V. B.
Inorg. Chem. (2022), 61, 10167–10181

The Release of a Highly Cytotoxic Paullone Bearing a TEMPO Free Radical from the HSA Hydrogel
Vesković, A., Nakarada, Đ., Vasiljević, O., Dobrov, A., Spengler, G., Enyedy, É. A., Arion, V. B., Popović-Bijelić, A.
Pharmaceutics (2022), 14, 1174

Synthesis and crystal structure of trans-di­aqua(1,4,8,11-tetra­aza­undeca­ne)copper(II) isophthalate monohydrate
Tsymbal, L., Arion, V. B. & Lampeka, Y. D.
Acta Crystallographica. Section E (2022) 78, 8, 851-854


2021


Crystal structure of trans-diaqua(1,4,8,11-tetraazaundecane)nickel(II) bis(pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylato)nickel(II)
Andriichuk, I. L., Tsymbal, L., Arion, V. B. & Lampeka, Y. D.
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications (2021) 77, 1175-1179

Towards understanding the magnetism of Os(iv) complexes: an ab initio insight
Ungur, L., Pallitsch, K., AlOthman, Z. A., Al-Kahtani, A. A. S., Arion, V. B. & Chibotaru, L. F.
Dalton Transactions (2021), 50, 12537-12546

Ni Oxidation State and Ligand Saturation Impact on the Capability of Octaazamacrocyclic Complexes to Bind and Reduce CO2
Venosova, B., Jelemenska, I., Kozisek, J., Rapta, P., Zalibera, M., Novotny, M., Arion, V. B. & Bucinsky, L.
Molecules (2021) 26, 14, 4139

Triapine Analogues and Their Copper(II) Complexes: Synthesis, Characterization, Solution Speciation, Redox Activity, Cytotoxicity, and mR2 RNR Inhibition
Besleaga, I., Stepanenko, I., Petrasheuskaya, T., Darvasiova, D., Breza, M., Hammerstad, M., Marc, M. A., Prado-Roller, A., Spengler, G., Popovic-Bijelic, A., Enyedy, E. A., Rapta, P., Shutalev, A. D. & Arion, V. B.
Inorganic Chemistry (2021) 60, 15, 11297-11319

Coumarin-Based Triapine Derivatives and Their Copper(II) Complexes: Synthesis, Cytotoxicity and mR2 RNR Inhibition Activity
Stepanenko, I., Babak, M. V., Spengler, G., Hammerstad, M., Popovic-Bijelic, A., Shova, S., Buchel, G. E., Darvasiova, D., Rapta, P. & Arion, V. B.
Biomolecules (2021) 11, 6, 862

Coordination Polymers of the Macrocyclic Nickel(II) and Copper(II) Complexes with Isomeric Benzenedicarboxylates: The Case of Spatial Complementarity between the Bis-Macrocyclic Complexes and o-Phthalate
Tsymbal, L., Andriichuk, I. L., Shova, S., Trzybinski, D., Wozniak, K., Arion, V. B. & Lampeka, Y. D.
Crystal Growth & Design (2021) 21, 4, 2355-2370

Spectroelectrochemical Properties and Catalytic Activity in Cyclohexane Oxidation of the Hybrid Zr/Hf-Phthalocyaninate-Capped Nickel(II) and Iron(II) tris-Pyridineoximates and Their Precursors
Voloshin, Y. Z., Dudkin, S. V., Belova, S. A., Gherca, D., Samohvalov, D., Manta, C-M., Lungan, M-A., Meier-Menches, S. M., Rapta, P., Darvasiova, D., Malcek, M., Pombeiro, A. J. L., Martins, L. M. D. R. S. & Arion, V. B.
Molecules (2021) 26, 2, 336


 2020


Insight into the Anticancer Activity of Copper(II) 5-MethylenetrimethylammoniumThiosemicarbazonates and Their Interaction with Organic Cation TransportersMilunovic, N. M. M.; Palamarciuc, O.; Sirbu, A.; Shova, S.; Dumitrescu, D.; Dvoranová, D.; Rapta, P.; Petrasheuskaya, V. T.; Enyedy, A. E.; Spengler, G.; Ilic, M.; Sitte, H. H.; Lubec, G.; Arion, V. B.Biomolecules (2020) 10, 9, 1213https://doi.org/10.3390/biom10091336

Triapine derivatives act as copper delivery vehicles to induce deadly metal overload in cancer cells
Ohui, K., Stepanenko, I., Besleaga, I., Babak, M. V., Stafi, R., Darvasiova, D., Giester, G., Pósa, V., Enyedy, E. A., Vegh, D., Rapta, P., Ang, W. H., Popović-Bijelić, A. & Arion, V. B.
Biomolecules (2020) 10, 9, 1336

Formation of metal-radical species upon reduction of late transition metal complexes with heteroleptic ligands: an experimental and theoretical study
Malcek, M., Koziskova, J., Herich, P., Rapta, P., Stepanenko, I. & Arion, V. B.
New Journal of Chemistry (2020) 44, 30, 13195-13206

Nickel(II), Copper(II) and Palladium(II) Complexes with Bis-Semicarbazide Hexaazamacrocycles: Redox-Noninnocent Behavior and Catalytic Activity in Oxidation and C-C Coupling Reactions
Dobrov, A., Fesenko, A., Yankov, A., Stepanenko, I., Darvasiova, D., Breza, M., Rapta, P., Martins, L. M. D. R. S., Pombeiro, A. J. L., Shutalev, A. & Arion, V. B.
Inorganic Chemistry (2020) 59, 15, 10650-10664

Synthesis and antiproliferative activity of benzimidazole-based, trinuclear neutral cyclometallated and cationic-chelated ruthenium(II) complexes
Welsh, A., Rylands, L., Arion, V. B., Prince, S. & Smith, G. S.
Dalton Transactions (2020) 49, 4, 1143-115


2019


Spectroelectrochemical, photochemical and theoretical study of octaazamacrocyclic nickel(II) complexes exhibiting unusual solvent-dependent deprotonation of methylene group
Darvasiová, D., Šoral, M., Puškárová, I., Dvoranová, D., Vénosová, B., Bučinský, L., Zalibera, M., Dujnič, V., Dobrov, A., Schwalbe, M., Arion, V. B. & Rapta, P.
Electrochimica Acta (2019) 326, 135006

The first structural characterization of the protonated azacyclam ligand in catena-poly[[[perchlorato)copper(II)]-mu-3-(3-carboxypropyl)-1,5,8,12-tetraaza-3-azoniacyclotetradecane] bis(perchlorate)]
Tsymbal, L., Arion, V. B. & Lampeka, Y. D.
Acta Crystallographica, Section E (2019), 75, 1700

Crystal structure of trans-diaqua(3,10-dimethyl-1,3,5,8,10,12-hexaazacyclotetradecane)copper(II) pamoate
Tsymbal, L. V., Andriichuk, I. L., Arion, V. B. & Lampeka, Y. D.
Acta Crystallographica Section E (2019) 75, 5, 533-536

Crystal structures of trans-diaqua(3-R-1,3,5,8,12-pentaazacyclotetradecane)copper(II) isophthalate hydrates (R = benzyl or pyridin-3-ylmethyl)
Andriichuk, I. L., Tsymbal, L. V., Arion, V. B. & Lampeka, Y. D.
Acta Crystallographica Section E (2019) 75, 1015-1019

Nickel(II) Complexes with Redox Noninnocent Octaazamacrocycles as Catalysts in Oxidation Reactions
Dobrov, A., Darvasiova, D., Zalibera, M., Bucinsky, L., Puskarova, I., Rapta, P., Shova, S., Dumitrescu, D., Martins, L. M. D. R. S., Pombeiro, A. J. L. & Arion, V. B.
Inorganic Chemistry (2019) 58, 16, 11133-11145

Synthesis and Evaluation of Biological Activity of Homodrimane Sesquiterpenoids Bearing Hydrazinecarbothioamide or 1,2,4-Triazole Unit
Lungu, L., Ciocarlan, A., Barba, A., Shova, S., Pogrebnoi, S., Mangalagiu, I., Moldoveanu, C., Vornicu, N., D'Ambrosio, M., Babak, M., Arion, V. B. & Aricu, A.
Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds (2019) 55, 8, 716-724

Novel latonduine derived proligands and their copper(ii) complexes show cytotoxicity in the nanomolar range in human colon adenocarcinoma cells and in vitro cancer selectivity
Bacher, F., Wittmann, C., Nove, M., Spengler, G., Marc, M. A., Enyedy, E. A., Darvasiova, D., Rapta, P., Reiner, T. & Arion, V. B.
Dalton Transactions (2019) 48, 28, 10464-10478

New palladium(ii) complexes with 3-(2-pyridyl)-5-alkyl-1,2,4-triazole ligands as recyclable C-C coupling catalysts
Zakharchenko, B. V., Khomenko, D. M., Doroshchuk, R. O., Raspertova, I. V., Starova, V. S., Trachevsky, V. V., Shova, S., Severynovska, O. V., Martins, L. M. D. R. S., Pombeiro, A. J. L., Arion, V. B. & Lampeka, R. D.
New Journal of Chemistry (2019) 43, 27, 10973-10984

Redox-Active Organorutheniunn(II)- and Organoosmium(II)-Copper(II) Complexes, with an Amidrazone-Morpholine Hybrid and [(CuCl2)-Cl-I](-) as Counteranion and Their Antiproliferative Activity
Ohui, K., Babak, M. V., Darvasiova, D., Roller, A., Vegh, D., Rapta, P., Guan, G. R. S., Ou, Y. H., Pastorin, G. & Arion, V. B.
Organometallics (2019) 38, 10, 2307-2318

Dinuclear manganese(III) complexes with bioinspired coordination and variable linkers showing weak exchange effects: a synthetic, structural, spectroscopic and computation study
Shova, S., Vlad, A., Cazacu, M., Krzystek, J., Ozarowski, A., Malcek, M., Bucinsky, L., Rapta, P., Cano, J., Telser, J. & Arion, V. B.
Dalton Transactions (2019) 48, 18, 5909-5922

Coordination chemistry of S-substituted isothiosemicarbazides and isothiosemicarbazones
Arion, V.
Coordination Chemistry Reviews (2019) 387, 348-397

New Water-Soluble Copper(II) Complexes with Morpholine-Thiosemicarbazone Hybrids: Insights into the Anticancer and Antibacterial Mode of Action
Ohui, K., Afanasenko, E., Bacher, F., Ting, R. L. X., Zafar, A., Blanco-Cabra, N., Torrents, E., Domotor, O., May, N. V., Darvasiova, D., Enyedy, E. A., Popovic-Bijelic, A., Reynisson, J., Rapta, P., Babak, M. V., Pastorin, G. & Arion, V. B.
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry (2019), 62, 2, 512-530

Investigation of the cytotoxic potential of methyl imidazole-derived thiosemicarbazones and their copper(II) complexes with dichloroacetate as a co-ligand
Palamarciuc, O., Milunovic, M. N. M., Sirbu, A., Stratulat, E., Pui, A., Gligorijevic, N., Radulovic, S., Kozisek, J., Darvasiova, D., Rapta, P., Enyedy, E. A., Novitchi, G., Shova, S. & Arion, V. B.
New Journal of Chemistry (2019) 43, 3, 1340-1357


2018


Palladium Complexes of N,N '-Bis(2-aminoethyl)oxamide (H2L): Structural ((PL)-L-II, (Pd2L2)-L-II, and (PdLCl2)-L-IV), Electrochemical, Dynamic H-1 NMR, and Cytotoxicity Studies
Gavrish, S. P., Lampeka, Y. D., Babak, M. V. & Arion, V. B.
Inorganic Chemistry (2018) 57, 3, 1288-1297

Copper(II) Thiosemicarbazone Complexes and Their Proligands upon UVA Irradiation: An EPR and Spectrophotometric Steady-State Study
Hricovini, M., Mazur, M., Sirbu, A., Palamarciuc, O., Arion, V. B. & Brezova, V.
Molecules (2018) 23, 4, 721

NO Releasing and Anticancer Properties of Octahedral Ruthenium-Nitrosyl Complexes with Equatorial 1H-Indazole Ligands
Orlowska, E., Babak, M. V., Domotor, O., Enyedy, E. A., Rapta, P., Zalibera, M., Bucinsky, L., Malcek, M., Govind, C., Karunakaran, V., Farid, Y. C. S., McDonnell, T. E., Luneau, D., Schaniel, D., Ang, W. H. & Arion, V. B.
Inorganic Chemistry (2018) 57, 17, 10702-10717


2017


Effects of Terminal Substitution and Iron Coordination on Antiproliferative Activity of l-Proline-salicylaldehyde-Thiosemicarbazone Hybrids
Milunovic, M. N. M., Dobrova, A., Novitchi, G., Gligorijevic, N., Radulovic, S., Kozisek, J., Rapta, P., Enyedy, E. A. & Arion, V. B.
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry  (2017) 40, 4773-4783

A Bis(mu-chlorido)-Bridged Cobalt(II) Complex with Silyl-Containing Schiff Base as a Catalyst Precursor in the Solvent-Free Oxidation of Cyclohexane
Zaltariov, M-F., Vieru, V., Zalibera, M., Cazacu, M., Martins, N. M. R., Martins, L. M. D. R. S., Rapta, P., Novitchi, G., Shova, S., Pombeiro, A. J. L. & Arion, V. B.
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry (2017) 37, 4324-4332

A five-coordinate manganese(III) complex of a salen type ligand with a positive axial anisotropy parameter D
Shova, S., Vlad, A., Cazacu, M., Krzystek, J., Bucinsky, L., Breza, M., Darvasiova, D., Rapta, P., Cano, J., Telser, J. & Arion, V. B.
Dalton Transactions (Print Edition) (2017) 46, 35, 11817-11829

cis-Tetrachlorido-bis(indazole)osmium(IV) and its osmium(III) analogues: paving the way towards the cis-isomer of the ruthenium anticancer drugs KP1019 and/or NKP1339
Buchel, G. E., Kossatz, S., Sadique, A., Rapta, P., Zalibera, M., Bucinsky, L., Komorovsky, S., Telser, J., Eppinger, J., Reiner, T. & Arion, V. B.
Dalton Transactions (Print Edition) (2017) 46, 35, 11925-11941

Conversion of hydrazides into N,N '-diacylhydrazines in the presence of a ruthenium(II)-arene complex
Nikolic, S., Ciric, I., Roller, A., Lukes, V., Arion, V. B. & Grguric-Sipka, S.
New Journal of Chemistry
(2017) 41, 14, 6857-6865

On the nature of photoluminescence in Bismuth-doped silica glass
Laguta, O. V., El Hamzaoui, H., Bouazaoui, M., Arion, V. B. & Razdobreev, I. M.
Scientific Reports
(2017) 7, 3178

New Iminodiacetate -Thiosemicarbazone Hybrids and Their Copper(II) Complexes Are Potential Ribonucleotide Reductase R2 Inhibitors with High Antiproliferative Activity
Zaltariov, M. F., Hammerstad, M., Arabshahi, H. J., Jovanovic, K., Richter, K. W., Cazacu, M., Shova, S., Balan, M., Andersen, N. H., Raduloyic, S., Reynisson, J., Andersson, K. & Arion, V. B.
Inorganic Chemistry
(2017) 56, 6, 3532-3549

Complex formation reactions of gallium(III) and iron(III/II) with L-proline-thiosemicarbazone hybrids: A comparative study
Bacher, F., Domotor, O., Enyedy, E. A., Filipovic, L., Radulovic, S., Smith, G. S. & Arion, V.
Inorganica Chimica Acta
(2017) 455, 505-513

An iron(III)-centred ferric wheel Fe subset of{Fe-6} with a siloxane-based bis-salicylidene Schiff base
Shova, S., Cazacu, M., Novitchi, G., Zoppellaro, G., Train, C. & Arion, V. B.
Dalton Transactions
(2017) 46, 6, 1789-1793

Copper(ii) thiosemicarbazone complexes induce marked ROS accumulation and promote nrf2-mediated antioxidant response in highly resistant breast cancer cells
Sîrbu, A., Palamarciuc, O., Babak, M. V., Lim, J. M., Ohui, K., Enyedy, E. A., Shova, S., Darvasiová, D., Rapta, P., Ang, W. H. & Arion, V. B.
Dalton Transactions
(2017) 46, 12, 3833-3847


2016


Vanadium(V) Complexes with Substituted 1,5-bis(2-hydroxybenzaldehyde)carbohydrazones and Their Use As Catalyst Precursors in Oxidation of Cyclohexane
Dragancea, D., Talmaci, N., Shova, S., Novitchi, G., Darvasiova, D., Rapta, P., Breza, M., Galanski, M., Kozisek, J., Martins, N. M. R., Martins, L. M. D. R. S., Pombeiro, A. J. L. & Arion, V. B.
Inorganic Chemistry (2016) 55, 18, 9187-9203

Synthesis, characterisation and cytotoxic activity of organoruthenium(II)-halido complexes with 1H-benzimidazole-2-carboxylic acid
Pantic, D. N., Arandelovic, S., Radulovic, S., Roller, A., Arion, V. B. & Grguric-Sipka, S.
Journal of Organometallic Chemistry (2016) 819, 61-68 8

Structure-antiproliferative activity studies on L-proline- and homoproline-4-N-pyrrolidine-3-thiosemicarbazone hybrids and their nickel(II), palladium(II) and copper(II) complexes
Dobrova, A., Platzer, S., Bacher, F., Milunovic, M. N. M., Dobrov, A., Spengler, G., Enyedy, E. A., Novitchi, G. & Arion, V. B.
Dalton Transactions (Print Edition) (2016) 45, 34, 13427-13439

Oxime-Bridged Mn-6 Clusters Inserted in One-Dimensional Coordination Polymer
Zaltariov, M-F., Cazacu, M., Sacarescu, L., Vlad, A., Novitchi, G., Train, C., Shova, S. & Arion, V. B.
Macromolecules (2016) 49, 17, 6163-6172

Investigation of the binding of cis/trans-[MCl4(1H-indazole)(NO)](-) (M = Ru, Os) complexes to human serum albumin
Domotor, O., Rathgeb, A., Kuhn, P-S., Popovic-Bijelic, A., Bacic, G., Enyedy, E. A. & Arion, V. B.
Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry (2016) 159, 37-44

Ruthenium Carbonyl Complexes with Azole Heterocycles - Synthesis, X-ray Diffraction Structures, DFT Calculations, Solution Behavior, and Antiproliferative Activity
Kuhn, P-S., Meier, S. M., Jovanovic, K. K., Sandler, I., Freitag, L., Novitchi, G., Gonzalez, L., Radulovic, S. & Arion, V. B.
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry (2016) 10, 1566-1576     


2015


Intermolecular Reactions of a Foiled Carbene with Carbonyl Compounds: The Effects of Trishomocyclopropyl Stabilization
Apeland, I. M., Rosenberg, M. G., Arion, V. B., Kählig, H. & Brinker, U. H.
The Journal of Organic Chemistry (2015) 80, 23, 11877-11887

Synthesis, characterization and antimicrobial activity of new Cu(II) and Zn(II) complexes with Schiff bases derived from trimethylsilyl-propyl-p-aminobenzoate
Zaltariov, M-F., Cazacu, M., Avadanei, M., Shova, S., Balan, M., Vornicu, N., Vlad, A., Dobrov, A. & Varganici, C-D.
Polyhedron (2015) 100, 121-131

Heteropentanuclear Oxalato-Bridged nd-4f (n=4, 5) Metal Complexes with NO Ligand: Synthesis, Crystal Structures, Aqueous Stability and Antiproliferative Activity
Kuhn, P-S., Cremer, L., Gavriluta, A., Jovanovic, K. K., Filipovic, L., Hummer, A. A., Büchel, G., Dojcinovic, B. P., Meier, S. M., Rompel, A., Radulovic, S., Tommasino, J. B., Luneau, D. & Arion, V. B.
Chemistry: A European Journal (2015) 21, 39, 13703-13713

Magnetic circular polarization of luminescence in bismuth-doped silica glass
Laguta, O., El Hamzaoui, H., Bouazaoui, M., Arion, V. B. & Razdobreev, I.
Optica 
(2015) 2, 8, 663-666

Spin contamination analogy, Kramers pairs symmetry and spin density representations at the 2-component unrestricted Hartree-Fock level of theory
Bucinsky, L., Malcek, M., Biskupic, S., Jayatilaka, D., Büchel, G. & Arion, V. B.
Computational and Theoretical Chemistry (2015) 1065, 27-41

Charge and Spin States in Schiff Base Metal Complexes with a Disiloxane Unit Exhibiting a Strong Noninnocent Ligand Character: Synthesis, Structure, Spectroelectrochemistry, and Theoretical Calculations
Cazacu, M., Shova, S., Soroceanu, A., Machata, P., Bucinsky, L., Breza, M., Rapta, P., Telser, J., Krzystek, J. & Arion, V. B.
Inorganic Chemistry (2015) 54, 12,  
5691-5706

Anti-Stokes photoluminescence in Ga/Bi co-doped sol-gel silica glass
Laguta, O., El Hamzaoui, H., Bouazaoui, M., Arion, V. B. & Razdobreev, I.
Optics Letters (2015) 40, 7, 1591-1594

Osmium-Nitrosyl Oxalato-Bridged Lanthanide-Centered Pentanuclear Complexes - Synthesis, Crystal Structures and Magnetic Properties
Gavriluta, A., Claiser, N., Kuhn, P-S., Novitchi, G., Tommasino, J. B., Iasco, O., Druta, V., Arion, V. B. & Luneau, D.
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry (2015) 9,  
1616-1624

Hybrids of Salicylalkylamides and Mannich Bases: Control of the Amide Conformation by Hydrogen Bonding in Solution and in the Solid State
Dank, C., Kirchknopf, B., Mastalir, M., Kählig, H., Felsinger, S., Roller, A., Arion, V. B. & Gstach, H. Jan
Molecules (2015) 20, 1, 1686-1711

Strong effect of copper(II) coordination on antiproliferative activity of thiosemicarbazone-piperazine and thiosemicarbazone-morpholine hybrids
Bacher, F., Domotor, O., Chugunova, A., Nagy, N. V., Filipovic, L., Radulovic, S., Enyedy, E. A. & Arion, V. B.
Dalton Transactions (Print Edition) (2015) 44, 19, 9071-9090


2014

Effects of Terminal Dimethylation and Metal Coordination of Proline-2-formylpyridine Thiosemicarbazone Hybrids on Lipophilicity, Antiproliferative Activity, and hR2 RNR Inhibition
Bacher, F., Doemoetoer, O., Kaltenbrunner, M., Mojovic, M., Popovic-Bijelic, A., Graslund, A., Ozarowski, A., Filipovic, L., Radulovic, S., Enyedy, E. A. & Arion, V. B.
Inorganic Chemistry (2014) 53, 23, 12595-12609

Two-dimensional coordination polymers based on pyridine-containing cations of cu(II) and Ni(II) and 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylate anion and their supramolecular structure
Tsymbal, L. V., Andriichuk, I. L., Lampeka, Y. D. & Arion, V.
Journal of Structural Chemistry (2014) 55, 8, 1466-1473

Osmium(III) Analogues of KP1019: Electrochemical and Chemical Synthesis, Spectroscopic Characterization, X-ray Crystallography, Hydrolytic Stability, and Antiproliferative Activity
Kuhn, P-S., Büchel, G., Jovanovic, K. K., Filipovic, L., Radulovic, S., Rapta, P. & Arion, V. B.
Inorganic Chemistry (2014) 53, 20, 11130-11139

Tetranuclear Copper(H) Complexes with Macrocyclic and Open-Chain Disiloxane Ligands as Catalyst Precursors for Hydrocarboxylation and Oxidation of Alkanes and 1-Pheny lethanol
Zaltariov, M-F., Alexandru, M., Cazacu, M., Shova, S., Novitchi, G., Train, C., Dobrov, A., Kirillova, M. V., Alegria, E. C. B. A., Pombeiro, A. J. L. & Arion, V. B.
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry (2014) 29, 4946-4956

Copper(II) complexes with 1,5-bis(2-hydroxybenzaldehyde) carbohydrazone
Dragancea, D., Shova, S., Enyedy, E. A., Breza, M., Rapta, P., Carrella, L. M., Rentschler, E., Dobrov, A. & Arion, V.
Polyhedron (2014) 80, 180-192

Strategy to Optimize the Biological Activity of Arene Ruthenium Metalla-Assemblies
Garci, A., Dobrov, A., Riedel, T., Orhan, E., Dyson, P. J., Arion, V. B. & Therrien, B.
Organometallics (2014) 33, 14, 3813-3822

Effect of the Piperazine Unit and Metal-Binding Site Position on the Solubility and Anti-Proliferative Activity of Ruthenium(II)- and Osmium(II)- Arene Complexes of Isomeric Indolo[3,2-c]quinoline-Piperazine Hybrids
Filak, L. K., Kalinowski, D. S., Bauer, T. J., Richardson, D. R. & Arion, V. B.
Inorganic Chemistry (2014) 53, 13, 6934-6943

Picture change error in quasirelativistic electron/spin density, Laplacian and bond critical points
Bucinsky, L., Kuckova, L., Malcek, M., Kozisek, J., Biskupic, S., Jayatilaka, D., Büchel, G. & Arion, V. B.
Chemical Physics (2014) 438, 37-47

Photoluminescence in Ga/Bi co-doped silica glass
Razdobreev, I., El Hamzaoui, H., Arion, V. B. & Bouazaoui, M.
Optics Express (2014) 22, 5, 5659-5674

Ruthenium(II)-arene complexes with substituted picolinato ligands: Synthesis, structure, spectroscopic properties and antiproliferative activity
Ivanovic, I., Jovanovic, K. K., Gligorijevic, N., Radulovic, S., Arion, V. B., Sheweshein, K. S. A. M., Tesic, Z. L. & Grguric-Sipka, S.
Journal of Organometallic Chemistry (2014) 749, 343-349

Synthesis, X-ray structure and strong in vitro cytotoxicity of novel organoruthenium complexes
Mojic, M., Savic, A., Arion, V. B., Bulatovic, M., Poljarevic, J. M., Miljkovic, D., Sabo, T. J., Mijatovic, S., Maksimovic-Ivanic, D. & Grguric-Sipka, S.
Journal of Organometallic Chemistry (2014) 749, 142-149

µ-Chlorido-Bridged Dimanganese(II) Complexes of the Schiff Base Derived from [2+2] Condensation of 2,6-Diformyl-4-methylphenol and 1,3-Bis(3-aminopropyl)tetramethyldisiloxane: Structure, Magnetism, Electrochemical Behaviour, and Catalytic Oxidation of Secondary Alcohols
Alexandru, M., Cazacu, M., Arvinte, A., Shova, S., Turta, C., Simionescu, B. C., Dobrov, A., Alegria, E. C. B. A., Martins, L. M. D. R. S., Pombeiro, A. J. L. & Arion, V. B.
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry (2014) 1, 120-131


2013

Copper(II) Complexes with Highly Water-Soluble L- and D-Proline-Thiosemicarbazone Conjugates as Potential Inhibitors of Topoisomerase II alpha
Bacher, F., Enyedy, E. A., Nagy, N. V., Rockenbauer, A., Bognar, G. M., Trondl, R., Novak, M. S., Klapproth, E., Kiss, T. & Arion, V. B.
Inorganic Chemistry (2013) 52, 15, 8895-8908

Dicopper(II) and Dizinc(II) Complexes with Nonsymmetric Dinucleating Ligands Based on Indolo[3,2-c]quinolines: Synthesis, Structure, Cytotoxicity, and Intracellular Distribution
Primik, M. F., Goeschl, S., Meier, S. M., Eberherr, N., Jakupec, M. A., Enyedy, E. A., Novitchi, G. & Arion, V. B.
Inorganic Chemistry (2013) 52, 17, 10137-10146

Identification of the Structural Determinants for Anticancer Activity of a Ruthenium Arene Peptide Conjugate
Meier, S. M., Novak, M., Kandioller, W., Jakupec, M. A., Arion, V. B., Metzler-Nolte, N., Keppler, B. K. & Hartinger, C. G.
Chemistry: A European Journal (2013) 19, 28, 9297-9307

Marked stabilization of redox states and enhanced catalytic activity in galactose oxidase models based on transition metal S- methylisothiosemicarbazonates with -SR group in ortho position to the phenolic oxygen
Arion, V. B., Platzer, S., Rapta, P., Machata, P., Breza, M., Vegh, D., Dunsch, L., Telser, J., Shova, S., Mac Leod, T. C. O. & Pombeiro, A. J. L.
Inorganic Chemistry (2013) 52, 13, 7524-7540

Osmium-nitrosyl complexes with glycine, picolinic acid, L -proline and D -proline: Synthesis, structures and antiproliferative activity
Gavriluta, A., Novak, M., Tommasino, J. B., Meier, S. M., Jakupec, M. A., Luneau, D. & Arion, V. B.
Zeitschrift für Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie (2013) 639, 8-9, 1590-1597

A highly cytotoxic modified paullone ligand bearing a TEMPO free-radical unit and its copper(II) complex as potential hR2 RNR inhibitors
Dobrov, A., Goeschl, S., Jakupec, M. A., Popovic-Bijelic, A., Graslund, A., Rapta, P. & Arion, V. B.
Chemical Communications (2013) 49, 85, 10007-10009

Copper(II) Complexes with Schiff Bases Containing a Disiloxane Unit: Synthesis, Structure, Bonding Features and Catalytic Activity for Aerobic Oxidation of Benzyl Alcohol
Soroceanu, A., Cazacu, M., Shova, S., Turta, C., Kozisek, J., Gall, M., Breza, M., Rapta, P., Mac Leod, T. C. O., Pombeiro, A. J. L., Telser, J., Dobrov, A. & Arion, V.
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry (2013) 9, 1458-1474

Hexanuclear and undecanuclear iron(III) carboxylates as catalyst precursors for cyclohexane oxidation
Milunovic, M. N. M., Martins, L. M. D. R. S., Alegria, E. C. B. A., Pombeiro, A. J. L., Krachler, R., Trettenhahn, G., Turta, C., Shova, S. & Arion, V. B.
Dalton Transactions (Print Edition) (2013) 42, 40, 14388-14401

[H-3]Metyrapol and 4-[I-131]Iodometomidate Label Overlapping, but Not Identical, Binding Sites on Rat Adrenal Membranes
Berger, M. L., Hammerschmidt, F., Qian, R., Hahner, S., Schirbel, A., Stichelberger, M., Schibli, R., Yu, J., Arion, V. & Zolle, I. M.
Molecular Pharmaceutics (2013) 10, 3, 1119-1130

Mechanism Elucidation of the cis-trans Isomerization of an Azole Ruthenium-Nitrosyl Complex and Its Osmium Counterpart
Gavriluta, A., Büchel, G., Freitag, L., Novitchi, G., Tommasino, J. B., Jeanneau, E., Kuhn, P-S., Gonzalez Herrero, L., Arion, V. & Luneau, D.
Inorganic Chemistry (2013) 52, 11, 6260-6272

Metal-Arene Complexes with Indolo[3,2-c]-quinolines: Effects of Ruthenium vs Osmium and Modifications of the Lactam Unit on Intermolecular Interactions, Anticancer Activity, Cell Cycle, and Cellular Accumulation
Filak, L., Göschl, S., Heffeter, P., Egger, A., Jakupec, M., Keppler, B., Berger, W. & Arion, V.
Organometallics (2013) 32, 3, 903-914

Novel metal(II) arene 2-pyridinecarbothioamides: a rationale to orally active organometallic anticancer agents
Meier, S. M., Adhireksan, Z., Pichler, V., Novak, M., Jirkovsky, E., Jakupec, M., Arion, V., Davey, C. A., Keppler, B. & Hartinger, C.
Chemical Science (2013) 4, 4, 1837-1846

On the Electronic Structure of mer,trans-[RuCl3(1H-indazole)2(NO)], a Hypothetical Metabolite of the Antitumor Drug Candidate KP1019: An Experimental and DFT Study
Bucinsky, L., Büchel, G., Ponec, R., Rapta, P., Breza, M., Kozisek, J., Gall, M., Biskupic, S., Fronc, M., Schiessl, K., Cuzan, O., Prodius, D., Turta, C., Shova, S., Zajac, D. A. & Arion, V.
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry (2013) 14, 2505-2519

Striking Difference in Antiproliferative Activity of Ruthenium- and Osmium-Nitrosyl Complexes with Azole Heterocycles
Büchel, G., Gavriluta, A., Novak, M., Meier, S. M., Jakupec, M., Cuzan, O., Turta, C., Tommasino, J. B., Jeanneau, E., Novitchi, G., Luneau, D. & Arion, V.
Inorganic Chemistry (2013) 52, 11, 6273-6285