Ruthenium complexes as nitric oxide donors and scavengers. Synthesis and crystal and molecular structure for mer,trans-[RuIICl3(NO+)(N-4-ethylisonicotinate)2], and mer,trans-[RuIIICl3(N-CH3CN)(N-4-ethylisonicotinate)2] as obtained via UV-photochemical act

Mer,trans-[RuIICl3(NO+)(L)2] type complexes (L = pyridine derivative) are versatile species to release nitric oxide in solution. A new RuII-NO+ core complex and its derivative containing a solvent molecules (CH3CN) that replaces the NO ligand, mer,trans-[RuIIICl3(N-NCCH3)(L)2], have been synthesized via UV radiation, and characterized via XRD.