The synthesis and spectroscopic characterisation of novel mononuclear RuIII(edta)(hydroxamato) complexes of general formula [Ru(H2edta)(monoha)] (where monoha = 3- or 4-NH2, 2-, 3- or 4-Cl and 3-Me-phenylhydroxamato), as well as the first example of a RuIII-N-aryl aromatic hydroxamate, [Ru(H2edta)(N-Me-bha)]·H2O (N-Me-bha = N-methylbenzohydroxamato) are reported. Three dinuclear RuIII complexes with bridging dihydroxamato ligands of general formula [{Ru(H2edta)}2(μ-diha)] where diha = 2,6-pyridinedihydroxamato and 1,3- or 1,4-benzodihydroxamato, the first of their kind with RuIII, are also described. The speciation of all of these systems (with the exception of the Ru–1,4-benzodihydroxamic acid and Ru–N-methylbenzohydroxamic systems) in aqueous solution was investigated. We previously proposed that nitrosyl abstraction from hydroxamic acids by RuIII involves initial formation of RuIII-hydroxamates. Yet, until now, no data on the rate of nitric oxide (NO) release from hydroxamic acids has been published. We now describe a UV-VIS spectroscopic study, where we monitored the decrease in the ligand-to-metal charge-transfer band of a series of RuIII-monohydroxamates with time, with a view to gaining an insight into the NO-releasing properties of hydroxamic acids.
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