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Edited by a team of highly respected researchers combining their expertise in chemistry, physics, and medicine, this book focuses on the use of rutheniumcontaining complexes in artificial photosynthesis and medicine.
Following a brief introduction to the basic coordination chemistry of ruthenium complexes and their synthesis in section one, as well as their photophysical and photochemical properties, the authors discuss in detail the major concepts of artificial photosynthesis and mechanisms of hydrogen production and water oxidation with ruthenium in section two. The third section of the text covers biological properties and important medical applications of ruthenium complexes as therapeutic agents or in diagnostic imaging.
Aimed at stimulating research in this active field, this is an invaluable information source for researchers in academia, health research institutes and governmental departments working in the field of organometallic chemistry, green and sustainable chemistry as well as medicine/drug discovery, while equally serving as a useful reference also for scientists in industry.

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1) Karen J. Brewer (1961 - 2014): A Bright Star that Burned Out Far Too Soon
2) Coordination Chemistry of Ruthenium3) Photophysics and Photochemistry
4) Artificial Photosynthesis
5) Ruthenium-Containing Complexes with Cobalt and Hydrogenases for Hydrogen Production
6) Ligand Photosubstitution Reactions with Ruthenium Compounds: Applications in Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry
7) Ruthenium Complexes in Photodynamic Therapeutics: State of the Art and New Trends
8) Photodynamic Therapy in Medicine with Mixed-Metal/Supramolecular Complexes
9) From Ru(III) Plasma Protein Binding Agents to Targeted Tumor Delivery
10) Design Aspects of Ruthenium Complexes as DNA Probes and Phototherapeutics
11) Ruthenium-Based Anticancer Compounds: Insights into their Cellular Targeting and Mechanism of Action
12) Ruthenium Complexes in Imaging Applications
13) Biological Activity of Ruthenium Complexes with Anti-Bacterial and Anti-Malarial Drugs
14) Ruthenium Complexes as NO Donors. Perspectives and Photobiological Applications
15) Trends and Future Developments of Ruthenium Anticancer Compounds
16) Ruthenium Complexes as Anti-Fungal Agents

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