Isolation, structure, chemistry, and photochemistry of cis-bis(2,2′-bipyridyl)carbonylchlororuthenium(II) perchlorate

Abstract
The molecular structure and chemical and photochemical reactions of [Ru(bpy)2(CO)Cl]+ClO4 , which has been isolated from the reaction of ruthenium trichloride and 2,2′-bipyridyl(bpy) in dimethylformamide, are described.