A series of chromophore-quencher complexes, trans-[Ru(bpy)(2)(py(a))(py(b))](n+) (bpy = 2,2’-bipyridyl; py(a), py(b) = substituted pyridyl ligands; n = 2-4) have been prepared and characterized. These contain combinations of the electron donor PTZ in py-PTZ (py-PTZ = 10-(4-picolyl)phenothiazine) and the electron accepters MQ(+) (1-methyl-4,4’-bipyridinium cation), py-AQ (4-((((9,10-anthraquinon-2-yl)carbonyl)amino)methyl)pyridine), and py-MPAA (N-(4-pyridyl)-beta-(1-methylpyridinium-3-yl)acrylamide cation), and 4-ethylpyridine (4-Etpy).