Syntheses, structures and photocatalytic properties of ruthenium complexes bearing L-methionine ligands

Treatment of [(η6-C6H6)RuCl2]2 or [(η6-p-cymene)RuCl2]2 with two equiv. of L-methionine in the presence of AgNO3 and NaOMe gave mononuclear ruthenium(II) complexes [(η6-C6H6)Ru(L-met)](NO3) (1) and [(η6-cymene)Ru(L-met)](NO3) (2), respectively. Interactions between equal equiv. of L-methionine and [Ru(CO)2Cl2]n, [Ru(bpy)2Cl2]·2H2O (bpy = 2,2′-bipyridine), [Ru(NO)(PPh3)2Cl3], (Et4N)[Ru(CH3CN)2Cl4] or cis-[Ru(DMSO)4Cl2] (DMSO = dimethylsulfoxide)...