Protein surface recognition using geometrically pure Ru(ii) tris(bipyridine) derivatives† †This article is part of the ‘Emerging Investigators’ themed issue for ChemComm ‡ ‡Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Synthetic procedures, characterization and fluorescence binding studies. See DOI: 10.1039/c0cc04754f Click here for additional data file.

Fac and mer isomers of functionalised ruthenium(ii) tris(bipyridine) derivatives are shown to have different recognition properties towards cytochrome c