More Information on the Tris(1,10-phenanthroline)Ru(II)2+ Ion
This is one isomer of the tris(1,10-phenanthroline)Ru(II)2+ ion shown with all muliple bonds.
The ligand is neutral and does not deprotonated when it binds. Three ligands bind to the Ru(II) ion to create a 2+ charged complex ion.
Reference for the Structure pdb file: J. Breu, A. J. Stoll, Acta Crystallogr., Sect C, Cryst. Struct. Comm; Vol 52, 1174, 1996.