(η6-Benzene)(2,2′-bipyridine-κ2N,N′)chloridoruthenium(II) chloride methanol sesquisolvate

Abstract

In the title compound, [RuCl(C6H6)(C10H8N2)]Cl·1.5CH4O, the RuII atom is in a distorted octahedral environment coordinated by an η6-benzene ring, a chelating 2,2′-bipyridine ligand and a chloride ion. The asymmetric unit is completed by a chloride anion and two methanol molecules, one of which is disordered about a centre of inversion with an occupancy of 0.5. It is an example of a ruthenium complex with a less sterically congested environment than in similar derivatives. In the crystal structure, O—H...Cl hydrogen bonds, together with π–π stacking interactions [centroid–centroid distances of 3.472Å(2) Å], stabilize the structure.