Royal Society of Chemistry, Dalton Transactions, 47(49), p. 17230-17242, 2020
DOI: 10.1039/d0dt03546g
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A RuII complex with a π-expanded diimine ligand performs photocatalytic H2 evolution and hydrogenation of organic substrates under visible-light irradiation, involving an intermediate with the dihydrogenated ligand; a mechanistic insight into the H2 evolution is also gained.