Herein, we communicate the formation of novel ruthenium compounds with N, X-donor (X = O, N) heterocyclic- derived ligands. A paramagnetic ruthenium(IV) complex, [RuCl(pho)(bzca)(PPh3)](1) (pho = 2- aminophenolate; bzca = 2-carboxylate-1H-benzimidazole) was isolated from the reaction of the ruthenium(II) precursor, trans-[RuCl2(PPh3)3] and 2-((1H-benzimidazole)methylamino)phenol (Hbzap). The 1:1 molar