Δ-Bis[(S)-2-(4-isopropyl-4,5-dihydrooxazol-2-yl)phenolato-κ2N,O1](1,10-phenanthroline-κ2N,N′)ruthenium(III) hexafluoridophosphate

Abstract

The title compound, [Ru(C12H14NO2)2(C12H8N2)]PF6 crystallizes in the tetragonal Sohnke space group P41212. The two bidentate chiral salicyloxazoline ligands and the phenanthroline co-ligand coordinate to the central RuIII atom through N,O and N,N atom pairs to form bite angles of 89.76 (15) and 79.0 (2)°, respectively. The octahedral coordination of the bidentate ligands leads to a propeller-like shape, which induces metal-centered chirality onto the complex, with a right-handed (Δ) absolute configuration [the Flack parameter value is −0.003 (14)]. Both the complex cation and the disordered PF6− counter-anion are located on twofold rotation axes. Apart from Coulombic forces, the crystal cohesion is ensured by non-classical C—H...O and C—H...F interactions.

Keywords

• crystal structure
• absolute configuration
• ruthenium
• chiral-at-metal complex