title: A (bpy)2Ru-coordinated dehydro[12]annulene with exotopically fused diimine binding sites.
abstract: Synthesis and electronic properties of a dinuclear (bpy)(2)Ru(II) polypyridyl complex are described in which the bridging ligand consists of two dipyridophenazines fused to a formally antiaromatic dehydro[12]annulene and where the electronic and electrochemical properties of the complex are markedly influenced by the cyclic all-carbon core.
authors.affiliation: Christopher Ingold Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, UK.
authors.forename: Sascha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ott
authors.forename: Rüdiger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Faust