Versatile coordination behavior of N,N-di(alkyl/aryl)-N′-benzoylthiourea ligands: Synthesis, crystal structure and cytotoxicity of palladium(II) complexes

► Two different coordination modes were observed for N,N-di(alkyl/aryl)-N′-benzoylthiourea ligands in their Pd(II) complexes. ► Crystal structure of two of the complexes has been solved by X-ray crystallography. ► Complex 1 showed anti-cancer activity against human breast cancer cells.