“…[3,5e,11c,13] In this work, we have studied the nanoparticle formation of a class of mononuclear and dinuclear Pt-based complexes featuring P-and/or S-based ligands using amphiphilic polymer Pluronic® F-127. [14] These complexes included mononuclear cis-PtCl 2 (PPh 3 ) 2 (1), [15] [Pt-(PPh 3 ) 2 (LÀ Cys)] • H 2 O (3, LÀ Cys = L-cysteinate), trans-PtCl 2 (PPh 2 PhNMe 2 ) 2 (4, PPh 2 PhNMe 2 = 4-(dimethylamine) triphenylphosphine) [16] and trans-PtI 2 (PPh 2 PhNMe 2 ) 2 (5), as well as a dinuclear Pt cluster Pt 2 (μ-S) 2 (PPh 3 ) 4 (2). [17] We hypothesized that the use of a strong-field P-based ligand would facilitate the dissociation of PtÀ Cl (1), PtÀ S (2, 3), or PtÀ N (3) bonds at the trans position to facilitate DNA cross-linking, similar to the action mechanism of cisplatin.…”