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The reaction of two representative ruthenium(III) polyaminocarboxylate
s with nitric oxide are rapid (k > 10(7) M(-1) S-1 at pH 7.4 and 7.3 d
egrees C) forming tight (K = 10(8) M(-1)) ruthenium(II) mononitrosyls.