Isolated and fully characterized complexes of late transition metals in low oxidation states possessing amido and alkoxo ligands are relatively rare. These ligands often exhibit nucleophilic and/or basic reactivity. This reactivity is due, at least in part, to the disruption of ligand to metal à â'Ơ-bonding. Reports of early transition metals with low d-electron counts with imido ligands facilitating C-H activation suggest that if later transition metals with amido or aryloxo ligands can be isolated, C-H activation reactivity may be observed. Ruthenium(II) complexes that catalyze the H/D exchange of N-H and O-H protons at anilido and hydroxo ligands, respectively, with deuterated solvents have been reported, and studies of related systems could shed significant light on C-H activation in these types of reactions. Observing changes in the rate of C-H activation based on specific changes to transition metal complexes could give insight into the creation of highly active C-H activation catalysts. Presented here are synthetic efforts toward late transition metal complexes with formally anionic heteroatomic ligands. The synthesis and initial characterization of [EpRu(Cl)(PPh3)(NCMe)][Cl], [EpRu(py)2Cl][Cl], [EpRu(py)2Cl][Cl], [EpRu(OHMe)(PMe3)(Cl)][BArÃØâ'Ơâ"Ø4] are reported {Ep = 1,1,1-tris(pyrazolyl)ethane, py = N-pyridine, ArÃØâ'Ơâ"Ø = 3,5-(CF3)-C6H3}. The lack of solubility yielded these complexes ineffective for further synthetic manipulation. Additionally presented is the synthesis and characterization of (tbpy)Pt(Me)2(I)2 and (tbpy)Pt(Me)(NHPh)(I)2 (tbpy = 4,4ÃØâ'Ơâ"Ø-tert-butyl-2,2ÃØâ'Ơâ"Ø-bipyridine). Attempted syntheses of (tbpy)Pt(NHPh)2(I)2 and (tbpy)Pt(Cl)(NHPh)(I)2 are also reported. Initial reactivity of (tbpy)Pt(Me)2(I)2 and the decomposition of (tbpy)Pt(Me)(NHPh)(I)2 are further re.