“…Their very low-lying π* orbitals are not only responsible for intense and low-energy metal-to-ligand charge transfer bands in corresponding complexes [ 17 , 18 , 22 , 23 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 32 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 ] but also for very high reduction potentials of such complexes often around 0 V (vs. NHE), allowing the facile preparation of radical complexes [ 22 , 23 , 26 , 27 , 29 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 41 ] and in total they are able to store up to two electrons [ 22 , 26 , 27 , 29 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 ]. In this way, the adc ligands are prototypical redox-active/non-innocent ligands [ 15 , 21 , 23 , 29 ] and can be viewed together with further bridging µ-κ 2 ,κ 2 chelate ligands with very low-lying π* orbitals such as apy = 2,2′-azobipyridine; bptz = 2,5-bis(2-pyridyl)-1,3,4,6-tetrazine, bpip = 2,5-bis(1-phenyliminoethyl)pyrazine and bpym = 2,2′-bipyrimidine ( Scheme 2 ) [ 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , …”