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A new bridging ligand has been synthesized by reacting 4-hydroxy-2,2'-bipyr
idine with a Ru(II)-coordinated 4-bromo-2,2'-bipyridine; this bridging liga
nd allowed the synthesis of polynuclear Ru(II) complexes that display the s
ame luminescence properties as [Ru(bpy)(3)](2+).