title: A new class of near-infrared electrochromic oxamide-based dinuclear ruthenium complexes.
abstract: We report the synthesis of a new class of symmetric and unsymmetric oxamide-based dinuclear ruthenium complexes. These complexes were characterized by NMR, ESI-MS, and electrochemical methods. Spectroelectrochemical analysis of the complexes showed broad absorptions in the NIR region for the mixed-valence state of the complexes. The introduction of a chiral group into the bridging ligand produced an optically active complex that was studied using circular dichroism. [structure: see text]
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1S 5B6.
authors.forename: Majid F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Rastegar
authors.forename: Erin K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Todd
authors.forename: Hongding
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Zhi Yuan
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Wang