RETRACTED ARTICLE: A new Cu(II)-based metal-organic framework constructed from the terpyridine tetrazolate ligand: structural characterization and anticancer activity on nasopharyngeal carcinoma

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We, the Editors and Publisher of the journal of Inorganic and Nano-Metal Chemistry have retracted the following article:

Jing-Ping Gu, Feng Yuan & Yi Xiang. A new Cu(II)-based metal-organic framework constructed from the terpyridine tetrazolate ligand: structural characterization and anticancer activity on nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Inorganic and Nano-Metal Chemistry, 2020, VOL. 50, NO. 9, 801–807. DOI: 10.1080/24701556.2020.1725049

Since publication, significant concerns have been raised about the integrity of the data and reported results in the article. When approached for an explanation, the authors did not provide their original data or any necessary supporting information. As verifying the validity of published work is core to the integrity of the scholarly record, we are therefore retracting the article. The corresponding author listed in this publication has been informed.

We have been informed in our decision-making by our policy on publishing ethics and integrity and the COPE guidelines on retractions.

The retracted article will remain online to maintain the scholarly record, but it will be digitally watermarked on each page as ‘Retracted’.

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Statement of Retraction: A new Cu(II)-based metal-organic framework constructed from the terpyridine tetrazolate ligand: structural characterization and anticancer activity on nasopharyngeal carcinoma