A series of mononuclear tethered complexes, RuCl2(η1:η6-aminoalkylarene), in which the η6-arene group and the ligated protic amine group are connected by suitable aliphatic carbon chains, were synthesized from RuCl2(η6-PhCO2C2H5)(aminoalkylarene-κ-N) complexes via an intramolecular arene displacement reaction.