A novel polypyridyl ruthenium(II) complex with a sixmembered chelate ring ([Ru(dmb) 2 (8pyq)] 2+ ) was designed and synthesized. The oxidation potential was shifted to the negative potential direction, and relatively intense metal-to-ligand charge transfer absorption in the longerwavelength region was observed for [Ru(dmb) 2 (8pyq)] 2+ compared with the reference complexes without any six-membered chelate rings. The electrochemical and spectroscopic properties of [Ru(dmb) 2 (8pyq)] 2+ were discussed in terms of the chelate structure and coordination geometry with utilization of theoretical calculations.
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