Antibacterial Activity of 2-Picolyl-polypyridyl-Based Ruthenium (II/III) Complexes on Non-Drug-Resistant and Drug-Resistant Bacteria

<div>Synthetic routes for the ligand 2BUT <b>(1)</b> and ruthenium complexes: [Ru<sub>2</sub>(2BUT)(DMF)<sub>2</sub>(DPA)](BH<sub>4</sub>)<sub>4</sub><b>(3)</b> and [Ru<sub>2</sub>(2BUT)(Cl)<sub>6</sub>] <b>(4)</b>.</div>

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Figure 1: Antibacterial Activity of 2-Picolyl-polypyridyl-Based Ruthenium (II/III) Complexes on Non-Drug-Resistant and Drug-Resistant Bacteria 