“…21 Our research group has also reported some Ru-PPh 3 complexes as catalysts for oxidation of alcohols in *Correspondence to: K. Natarajan, Department of Chemistry, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 641 046, India. E-mail: k natraj6@yahoo.com the presence of NMO 22,23 and air. 24,25 In continuation of this, we herein describe synthesis, characterization and catalytic properties of Ru(III) complexes containing PPh 3 or AsPh 3 as well as tridentate Schiff bases.…”