“…All solvents (anhydrous grade) were obtained from Aldrich and used as supplied. K 2 [RuCl 5 (OH 2 )], [50] ({3-[bis(carboxymethyl)amino]propyl}(carboxymethyl)amino)acetic acid (3), [41] N,NЈ-bis(2-pyridylmethyl)-ethylenediamine-N,NЈ-diacetic acid (15), [43] methyl 6-(hydroxymethyl)pyridine-2-carboxylate (17), [44] 6-(hydroxymethyl)pyridine-2-carbaldehyde (21), [45] iminodiacetic acid di-tert-butyl ester, [46] 2,6-bis(bromomethyl)pyridine hydrogen bromide (25), [48] and N-(hydroxyethyl)iminodiacetic acid di-tert-butyl ester [49] were pre-pared according to literature procedures. 1 H NMR and 13 C NMR spectra were recorded with a Bruker Avance 300 with chemical shifts referenced to SiMe 4 .…”