Chem. Commun., 2026, Accepted Manuscript DOI: 10.1039/D6CC02913B, Communication Utkarsh Mall, Robert J Ortiz, Issiah B.M. Lozada, Gareth Williams, David E Herbert A pseudo-octahedral Ru(II) complex supported by trans-amido donors is presented. Ru(t2g)-N(2p) dπ-pπ mixing generates highly covalent frontier MOs and strong absorption of visible/NIR light with π-anti-bonding-to-ligand charge-transfer character, covering a...