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Ruthenium(II) polypyridyl complexes [Ru(CN-Me-bpy) x (bpy)3-x]2+ (CN-Me-bpy = 4,4'-dicyano-5,5'-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridine, bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine, and x = 1-3, abbreviated as 1 2+ , 2 2+ , and 3 2+ ) undergo four (1 2+ ) or five (2 2+ and 3 2+ ) successive one-electron reduction steps between -1.3 and -2.75 V versus ferrocenium/ferrocene (Fc+/Fc) in tetrahydrofuran. The CN-Me-bpy ligands are reduced first, with successive one-electron reductions in 2 2+ and 3 2+ being separated by 150-210 mV; reduction of the unsubstituted bpy ligand in