Ruthenium! VIII complexes reduction

Oxidation states of ruthenium ranging from +VIII to -II render ruthenium complexes a unique scaffold for both oxidations and reductions. We review here some of our results in both areas employing an enzyme-like design, i.e., suitable ruthenium complexes are covalently attached to P-cyclodextrins (P-CDs) which combines the site of reactivity with a binding pocket for lipophilic substrates. 

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