A series of mononuclear tethered complexes, RuCl2(eta(1):eta(6)-aminoalkylarene), in which the eta(6)-arene group and the ligated protic amine group are connected by Suitable aliphatic carbon chains, were synthesized from RuCl2(eta(6)-PhCO2C2H5)(amino-alkylarene-kappa-N) complexes via an intramolecular arene displacement reaction.