Bis(2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline-κ2N,N′)(10,11,12,13-tetrahydrodipyrido[3,2-a:2′,3′-c]phenazine-κ2N4,N5)ruthenium(II) bis(perchlorate) dihydrate

Abstract

The title compound, [Ru(C14H12N2)2(C18H14N4)](ClO4)2·2H2O, consists of an RuII complex cation, two perchlorate anions and two uncoordinated water molecules. The RuII ion is chelated by a 10,11,12,13-tetrahydrodipyrido[3,2-a:2′,3′-c]phenazine ligand and two 2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline ligands in a distorted octahedral geometry. The two uncoordinated water molecules are disordered over five positions, with an occupancy factor of about 0.4 for each site. A supramolecular structure is formed by weak π–π interactions between neighbouring molecules, with centroid–centroid distances of 3.618 (2) and 3.749 (2) Å.