This paper presents recent progress in our laboratory on the interaction of Ru (II)/Co (III)
polypyridine complexes with DNA. The first part describes the effect on DNA binding of …

The DNA photoswitch [Ru (bpy) 2dppz] 2+(bpy= 2, 2′-bipyridine, dppz= dipyrido [3, 2-a:
2′, 3′-c] phenazine) has attracted much attention and become a powerful tool for studying …

By the incorporation of methyl groups on the ancillary ligand of phen and bpy, different DNA-
binding behaviors of complexes 1 and 2 were characterized. Different binding rates of the …

Absorption spectroscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy and viscosity measurements have
been used to characterize the DNA binding of [Ru (tpy)(dppt)] 2+(tpy= 2, 2′: 6′, 2 …

This review primarily covers studies of ruthenium (II) complexes with the dppz (dipyrido [2, 3-
a: 3′, 2′-c] phenazine) ligand; in solution, in polymers and surfactant/lipid media, and …

Two new ligands containing an intramolecular hydrogen bond, 2-(2-hydroxyphenyl) imidazo
[4, 5-f][1, 10] phenanthroline (HPIP) and 2-(2-hydroxy-1-naphthyl) imidazo [4, 5-f][1, 10] …

Two new Ru (II) complexes [Ru (L) 4 (dppz)] 2+(L= imidazole (Im), 1-methylimidazole
(MeIm); dppz= dipyrido [3, 2-a: 2′, 3′-c] phenazine), have been synthesized and …

The complex [Co (5, 6-dmp) 3] Cl3 (1) and the mixed ligand complexes [Co (bipy) 2 (5, 6-
dmp)] Cl3 (2),[Co (bipy) 2 (phen)] Cl3 (3),[Co (phen) 2 (bipy)] Cl3 (4),[Co (bipy) 2 (imp)] Cl3 …

A new polypyridyl ligand PMIP {PMIP= 2-(4-methylphenyl) imidazo [4, 5-f] 1, 10-
phenanthroline}, and its Ru (II) complexes,[Ru (bpy) 2PMIP] 2+ 1 (bpy= 2, 2 …

Two new polypyridyl ligands containing substituent Br at different positions in the phenyl
ring, OBIP {OBIP= 2-(2-bromophenyl) imidazo [4, 5-f]-1, 10-phenanthroline}, PBIP {PBIP= 2 …