Ruthenium phenolates: Synthesis, characterization and reactivities of a group of salicylaldiminato and 2-(arylazo)phenolato complexes of ruthenium

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0277-5387(95)00583-8

Some ruthenium(II) complexes of type [Ru^II(trpy)(L)Cl][trpy = 2,2′ : 6′,2″-terpyridine ; L = salicylaldiminate and 2-(arylazo)phenolate anion] have been synthesized and characterized. The complexes are diamagnetic (low-spin d⁶, S = 0