Endo and exo cyclopalladated (E)-N-([1,1'-biphenyl]-2-yl)-1-mesitylmethanimines: Anticancer, antibacterial and antioxidant activities

The synthesis and characterization of the imine cyclopalladated structural isomers 3a are reported, and their anticancer, antibacterial and antioxidant activities are compared with those of the free imine and compound 3b. The interaction of compounds 3 with DNA and cathepsin B has also been studied.227