Delivery agents which can carry the {Ru(NO)}(6) chromophore ("caged NO") are desired for vasodilation and for photodynamic therapy of tumors. Toward these goals, complexes derived from [RuCl(3)(NO)(H(2)O)(2)]= (1) have been prepared using dipyridylamine (dpaH) as mono and bis adducts, [Ru(NO)Cl(3)(dpaH)] = (2) and [Ru(NO)Cl(dpaH)(2)]Cl(2) = (3). The dpaH ligands coordinate cis to the Ru(NO) axi...

The Ru(III)(edta)/H(2)O(2) system (edta(4-) = ethylenediaminetretaacetate) was found to degrade the azo-dye Orange II at remarkably high efficiency under ambient conditions. Catalytic degradation of the dye was studied by using rapid-scan spectrophotometry as a function of [H(2)O(2)], [Orange II] and pH. Spectral analyses and kinetic data point towards a catalytic pathway involving the rapid fo...

[Ru(terpy)(bpy)(L)]PF6 complexes, where terpy is 2,2 ́:6′,2′′– terpyridine, bpy is 2,2 ́ bipyridine and L is monoanions of 4 bromophenylcyanamide (4 Brpcyd), 4methoxyphenylcyanamide (4 MeOPcyd), 2, 4 dibromophenylcyanamide (2,4 Br2pcyd), 2,4dimethylphenylcyanamide (2,4 Me2pcyd), 2 methylphenylcyanamide (2 MePcyd), phenylcyanamide (Pcyd) and naphtylcyanamide (ncyd) have been prepared and character...

The synthesis and spectroscopic characterisation of novel mononuclear Ru(III)(edta)(hydroxamato) complexes of general formula [Ru(H2edta)(monoha)] (where monoha = 3- or 4-NH2, 2-, 3- or 4-C1 and 3-Me-phenylhydroxamato), as well as the first example of a Ru(III)-N-aryl aromatic hydroxamate, [Ru(H2edta)(N-Me-bha)].H2O (N-Me-bha = N-methylbenzohydroxamato) are reported. Three dinuclear Ru(III) com...

The reactions of the ruthenium hydride complexes [{Ru(COD)(H)(NH2NMe2)3}{BArF}] (BArF=B{C6H3(CF3)2}4), [{Cp*Ru}2(micro-H)4] and [{Cp*Ru}3(micro-H)3(micro3-H)2] with GaCp* and AlCp* are investigated. The reaction of [{Ru(COD)(H)(NH2NMe2)3}{BArF}] with GaCp* leads to substitution of the hydrazine ligands by GaCp* and the formation of [{Ru(COD)(H)(GaCp*)3}{BArF}] (), while the reactions of [{Cp*Ru...

In this work, we introduce a novel concept of a borane group vicinal to a metal boryl bond acting as a supporting hemilabile ligand in exohedrally metalated three-dimensional carborane clusters. The (POBOP)Ru(Cl)(PPh3) pincer complex (POBOP 1⁄4 1,7-OP(i-Pr)2-m-2-carboranyl) features extreme distortion of the two-center-two-electron Ru–B bond due to the presence of a strong three-centertwo-elect...

Octahedral, trigonal prismatic, and capped square pyramidal structures have been optimized for the Ru(6)C(CO)(n) clusters (15 ≤ n ≤ 20) using density functional theory. The experimentally known very stable Ru(6)C(CO)(17) is predicted to have an octahedral structure in accord with experiment as well as the Wade-Mingos rules. The stability of Ru(6)C(CO)(17) is indicated by its high carbonyl disso...

A Ru complex-incorporated Ti-based MOF (Ti-MOF-Ru(tpy)2) has been synthesised by using a bis(4'-(4-carboxyphenyl)-terpyridine)Ru(ii) complex (Ru(tpy)2) as an organic linker. Ti-MOF-Ru(tpy)2 promotes photocatalytic hydrogen production from water containing a sacrificial electron donor under visible-light irradiation up to 620 nm.

In order to investigate the role of progesterone in the maintenance of pregnancy, an anti-progesterone agent, RU486 (RU) was injected subcutaneously into pregnant rats on day 12 (D12), and morphological changes of the uterus as well as endocrinological changes were observed. In all rats injected with RU, abortion occurred with macroscopic and microscopic intrauterine hemorrhage and degeneration...