Experimental SectionMaterials. Commercial ruthenium trichloride was purchased from Arora Matthey, Calcutta, India, and was converted to RuCl3‚3H2O by repeated evaporation with concentrated hydrochloric acid. 1-Nitroso-2-naphthol was purchased from Loba-Chemie, Mumbai, India. Nickel perchlorate (Ni(ClO4)2‚6H2O) was prepared by treating NiCO3 with 70% perchloric acid. Purification of acetonitrile and preparation of tetraethylammonium perchlorate (TEAP) for electrochemical work were performed as before. 20 Preparation of HNEt3[Ru(L)3]. To a solution of RuCl3‚3H2O (100 mg, 0.10 mmol) in ethanol (40 cm 3 ) was added HL (211 mg, 0.32 mmol) followed by NEt3 (123 mg, 1.23 mmol). The solution was then refluxed for 2 h. A blue precipitate started to separate during reflux. After cooling of the solution to room temperature, the precipitate was collected by filtration, washed thoroughly with water, and dried in vacuo over P4O10. Recrystallization of the crude product from 1:2 acetonitrilebenzene solution gave HNEt3[Ru(L)3] as a blue crystalline solid.