Some platinum(II) coordination complexes are effective anticancer agents. cis-Diamminedichloridoplatinum(II) (cisplatin), a mononuclear platinum(II) complex, is one of the most commonly used anticancer drugs.[1] Although platinum-based chemotherapy can cause serious side effects, its efficacy has prompted the design and synthesis of next-generation anticancer platinum(II) drugs which are effective against cancers that are typically resistant to chemotherapy, such as lung cancer, pancreatic cancer, and platinum-refractory cancer. [2,3] Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide, and non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) accounts for 80 % of lung cancers. Pancreatic cancer remains the fourth leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. [4] Clinical platinum-based drugs show antitumor efficacy by forming Pt-DNA adducts. [5][6][7][8] We and others have reported that azolato-bridged dinuclear Pt II complexes such as [{cis-Pt-, interact with DNA through a mechanism different from that of cisplatin and exhibit much higher in vitro cytotoxicity than cisplatin.[9-11] The chemical structures of 1 and 2 are shown in Figure 1. To further expand drug discovery, we designed two new tetrazolatobridged complexes, [{cis-Pt(NH 3 ) 2 } 2 (m-OH)(m-tetrazolato-N1,N2)](ClO 4 ) 2 (3) and [{cis-Pt(NH 3 ) 2 } 2 (m-OH)(m-tetrazolato-N2,N3)](ClO 4 ) 2 (4), which are structural isomers (Figure 1). Herein we report their synthesis, characterization, in vitro cytotoxicity, and preliminary in vivo antitumor efficacy.Complexes 3 and 4 were synthesized by using a modified protocol for azolato-bridged complexes, as previously described (Scheme 1).[12] A slight excess of tetrazole was added to an aqueous solution of the starting material, [cis-Pt(NH 3 ) 2 (m-OH)] 2 (NO 3 ) 2 , which was then incubated at 40 8C in the dark to yield 3 and 4 at a molar ratio of 6.5:3.5 (see Supporting Information). This preparation ratio likely resulted from the higher nucleophilicity of N1 or N4 bound to one carbon and one nitrogen atom, compared with N2 or N3 bound to two nitrogen atoms. The two structural isomers were separated and purified by reversed-phase liquid chromatography and characterized by 1 H, 13 C, and 195 Pt NMR spectroscopy and ESI mass spectrometry. For 3, two 195 Pt NMR chemical shifts appeared at À2127 and À2177 ppm, reflecting two slightly different Pt[N 3 O] environments, because the tetrazolato bridge is arranged in an asymmetric fashion; there is N1,N2 coordination of Pt atoms.[12] In contrast, for 4, a single 195 Pt NMR chemical shift appears at about À2180 ppm, confirming the Pt[N 3 O] environment and the symmetric structure of the complexes on the tetrazolato bridge; there is N2,N3 coordination of Pt atoms.We tested the cytotoxicity of our azolato-bridged dinuclear Pt II complexes, along with cisplatin for comparison, on the H460 human NSCLC cell line; the IC 50 values are listed in Table 1. Complex 1 showed no activity at concentrations [a] Dr.