We have synthesized the complex [Ru(bpy(OH)(2))(3)](2+) (bpy(OH)(2) = 4,4'-dihydroxy-2,2'-bipyridine) containing ligands that can be readily deprotonated. Both experimental and computational techniques were utilized to perform a thorough analysis of the structural and electronic properties of the complex in both the protonated and deprotonated state. The complex [Ru(bpy(OMe)(2))(3)](2+) (bpy(OMe)(2) = 4,4'-dimethoxy-2,2'-bipyridine) was also synthesized and studied, because the bpy(OMe)(2) ligand has electron-donating properties like bpy(OH)(2), but does not contain deprotonatable groups. Cyclic voltammetry of [Ru(bpy(OH)(2))(3)](2+) yields a reversible Ru(III/II) wave that shifts 1.43 V to lower energy upon deprotonation of the complex. UV/Visible absorbance spectroscopy reveals several Metal-to-Ligand Charge Transfer (MLCT) transitions that shift to lower energy upon deprotonation of the complex. This observation is in contrast to mixed-ligand systems containing deprotonatable groups, such as [Ru(bpy)(2)(bpy(OH)(2))](2+) (bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine) that demonstrate different types of electronic transitions assigned as mixed Metal-Ligand to Ligand Charge Transfer (MLLCT). The more symmetrical nature of the tris-bpy(OH)(2) complex most likely prevents the metal molecular orbitals from significantly mixing with the molecular orbitals of the deprotonated ligand. Luminescence studies were carried out on [Ru(bpy(OH)(2))(3)](2+) and reveal a shift to lower energy and quenching of the excited state upon deprotonation in accordance with the energy gap law.
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