title: Proton-induced dynamic equilibrium between cyclometalated ruthenium rNHC (remote N-heterocyclic carbene) tautomers with an NAD+/NADH function.
abstract: Cyclometalated ruthenium(II) complexes having acridine moieties have been synthesized and characterized by spectroscopic methods. Protonation of the acridine nitrogen of the ruthenium(II) complexes not only causes dynamic equilibrium with remote N-heterocyclic carbene Ru═C complexes but also generates the NAD(+)/NADH redox function driven by a proton-coupled two-electron transfer accompanying a reversible C-H bond formation in the pyridinium ring.
authors: Department of Life and Coordination-Complex Molecular Science, Institute for Molecular Science, 5-1 Higashiyama, Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi 444-8787, Japan.
authors: Sumanta Kumar
authors: SK
authors: Padhi
authors: Katsuaki
authors: K
authors: Kobayashi
authors: Shinya
authors: S
authors: Masuno
authors: Koji
authors: K
authors: Tanaka