title: A dinuclear Ru(II) complex capable of photoinduced ligand exchange at both metal centers.
abstract: {[Ru(CH3CN)3]2(tppz)}(4+) (tppz = tetra-2-pyridylpyrazine) undergoes photoinduced CH3CN exchange with λirr ≥ 610 nm in H2O. In contrast, cis-{[Ru(tpy)(L)]2(bpm)}(4+) (tpy = 2,2':6',2''-terpyridine, bpm = 2,2'-bipyrimidine, L = CH3CN) is not reactive, but the complex with L = DMSO is photoactive. These complexes are potentially useful for the release of multiply caged drugs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA. turro.1@osu.edu.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Albani
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842, USA.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Peña
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saha
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA. turro.1@osu.edu.
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: White
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA. turro.1@osu.edu.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Schaeffer
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842, USA.
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Dunbar
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA. turro.1@osu.edu.
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authors.lastname: Turro