First Synthesis of Porphyrin-Fused 1,10-Phenanthroline−Ruthenium(II) Complexes

Synthesis of [Ru(phenP)3](PF6)2, where phenP = phenanthrolinoporphyrin, has been achieved by the reaction of phenanthrolinoporphyrins with RuCl3 for the first time. The phenP reacted with Ru(II) to form RuL2(phenP)2+ complexes (L = 2,2′-bipyridine or 1,10-phenanthroline), which were converted into the dyads Ru−phenP(Zn) on treatment with zinc acetate