A series of ruthenium(
II) complexes with crown-containing
ligands of the types
[Ru(
![[upper bond 1 start]](https://www.rsc.org/images/entities/char_e010.gif)
NN
![[upper bond 1 end]](https://www.rsc.org/images/entities/char_e011.gif)
)
2
(L′)]
2+
{
![[upper bond 1 start]](https://www.rsc.org/images/entities/char_e010.gif)
NN
![[upper bond 1 end]](https://www.rsc.org/images/entities/char_e011.gif)
= 2,2′-bipyridine (bipy),
L′ = N-(2-pyridinylmethylene)-
2,3,5,6,8,9,11,12-octahydro-1,4,7,10,13-benzopentaoxacyclononadecin-16-
ylamine (dic);
![[upper bond 1 start]](https://www.rsc.org/images/entities/char_e010.gif)
NN
![[upper bond 1 end]](https://www.rsc.org/images/entities/char_e011.gif)
= 1,10-phenanthroline
(phen), L′ = dic} and
[Ru(
![[upper bond 1 start]](https://www.rsc.org/images/entities/char_e010.gif)
NN
![[upper bond 1 end]](https://www.rsc.org/images/entities/char_e011.gif)
)(L′)]
2+
{
![[upper bond 1 start]](https://www.rsc.org/images/entities/char_e010.gif)
NN
![[upper bond 1 end]](https://www.rsc.org/images/entities/char_e011.gif)
= L′ =
N-[4-{4′-(2,2′∶6′,2″-
terpyridyl)}benzyl]-1,4,7,10-tetraoxa-13-azacyclopentadecane
(L
1
);
![[upper bond 1 start]](https://www.rsc.org/images/entities/char_e010.gif)
NN
![[upper bond 1 end]](https://www.rsc.org/images/entities/char_e011.gif)
= 2,2′∶6′,2″-
terpyridine (terpy), L′ = L
1
} have
been synthesized and their emission, electrochemical and cation-binding
properties studied.