Compositions containing a ruthenium(III) complex and a heterocycle

A composition (B), obtained by mixing a complex compound of the general formula (III)

• (B′H)3−n−p−2pr[RuX6−n−p−q−2rBn(H2O)p(OH)q(O)r]2r+1 (III)
• where
• B, B′ is a monocyclic or multi-cyclic basic heterocycle with one or more nitrogen atoms,
• X is a halide, pseudo-halide, HCO3−, or RCOO−, in which R is a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C6-alkyl or C2-C6-alkenyl or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl,
• n=1 or 2,
• p, q=0 or 1 or (if r=0.5) 0 or 0.5, and
• r=0 or 0.5,
• with a compound of the formula (IV)
• MX′ (IV)
• where
• M is an alkali metal cation or ammonia and
• X′ is a halide, pseudo-halide, HCO3−, or RCOO−, in which R is hydrogen or a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C6-alkyl or C2-C6-alkenyl or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl, phosphate, sulphate or acetate.

A kit (A), containing a receptacle with a compound of the formula (I).

• M3−n−p−2pr[RuX6−n−p−q−2rBn(H2O)p(OH)q(O)r]2r+1 (I)
• where
• M is an alkali metal cation or ammonia,
• B is a monocyclic or multi-cyclic basic heterocycle with one or more nitrogen atoms,
• X is a halide, pseudo-halide, HCO3−, or RCOO−, in which R is a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C6-alkyl or C2-C6-alkenyl or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl,
• n=1 or 2,
• p, q=0 or 1 or (if r=0.5) 0 or 0.5, and
• r=0 or 0.5,
• and a receptacle with a compound of the formula (II)
• B′(HX′)s (II)
• where
• B′ is a monocyclic or multi-cyclic basic heterocycle with one or more nitrogen atoms,
• X′ is a halide, pseudo-halide, HCO3−, or RCOO−, in which R is hydrogen or a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C6-alkyl or C2-C6-alkenyl or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl, phosphate, sulphate, acetate, and
• s is an integer of 1 or more.

A kit (B), containing a receptacle with a compound of the formula (III)

• (B′H)3−n−p−2pr[RuX6−n−p−q−2rBn(H2O)p(OH)q(O)r]2r+1 (III)
• where
• B, B′ is a monocyclic or multi-cyclic basic heterocycle with one or more nitrogen atoms,
• X is a halide, pseudo-halide, HCO3−, or RCOO−, in which R is a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C6-alkyl or C2-C6-alkenyl or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl,
• n=1 or 2,
• p, q=0 or 1 or (if r=0.5) 0 or 0.5, and
• r=0 or 0.5,
• and a receptacle with a compound of the formula (IV)
• MX′ (IV)
• where
• M is an alkali metal cation or ammonia,
• X′ is a halide, pseudo-halide, HCO3−, or RCOO−, in which R is hydrogen or a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C6-alkyl or C2-C6-alkenyl or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl, phosphate, sulphate or acetate.