Fox, Mark AFarmer, Julian DRoberts, RachelLow, Paul JHumphrey, Mark2015-12-100276-7333http://hdl.handle.net/1885/57520The electronic structures of 1,3-{trans-Cl(dppe)2RuC≡C} 2C6H4 (3) and 1, 3 - {Cp*(dppe) RuC≡C}2C6H4 (4) in their available redox states have been investigated using a combination of UV- vis-near-IR and IR spectroscopy and computational methods. In conKeywords: Absorption band; Acetylides; Charge transfer transitions; Diruthenium complex; Electronic transition; IR spectroscopy; Low energies; Metal oxidation; Mixed valence systems; Near-IR; Non-innocent ligands; Oxidation process; Redox state; Ruthenium complexes200910.1021/om900200n2016-02-24