(η6-Benzene)chlorido[(S)-2-(4-isopropyl-4,5-dihydrooxazol-2-yl)phenolato]ruthenium(II)

Abstract

The title compound, [Ru(C12H14NO2)Cl(η6-C6H6)], exhibits a half-sandwich tripod stand structure and crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group P212121. The arene group is η6 π-coordinated to the Ru atom with a centroid-to-metal distance of 1.6590 (5) Å, with the (S)-2-(4-isopropyl-4,5-dihydrooxazol-2-yl)phenolate chelate ligand forming a bite angle of 86.88 (19)° through its N and phenolate O atoms. The pseudo-octahedral geometry assumed by the complex is completed by a chloride ligand. The coordination of the optically pure bidentate ligand induces metal centered chirality onto the complex with a Flack parameter of −0.056.

Keywords

• crystal structure
• orthorhombic
• ruthenium