(2,2-Bipyridine-?2N,N')chlorido[?6-1-methyl-4-(propan-2-yl)benzene]ruthenium(II) tetraphenylborate.
by Thapa, Rajesh; Kilyanek, Stefan M.
The title complex, [RuCl(C10H14)(C10H8N2)](C24H20B), has monoclinic (P21) symmetry at 100 K. It was prepd. by the reaction of the dichlorido[1-methyl-4-(propan-2-yl)benzene]ruthenium(II) dimer with 2,2'-bipyridine, followed by the addn. of ammonium tetraphenylborate. The 1-methyl-4-(propan-2-yl)benzene group, the 2,2'-bipyridine unit and a chloride ion coordinate the ruthenium(II) atom, with the 1-methyl-4-(propan-2-yl)benzene ring and bipyridine moieties trans to each other. In the crystal, the complex cations are linked by C-H···Cl hydrogen bonds, forming chains parallel to [010]. These chains are linked by a no. of C-H···p interactions, involving the Ph rings of the tetraphenylborate anion and a pyridine ring of the bpy ligand, resulting in the formation of layers parallel to (10 [inline formula omitted] ).
- Journal
- IUCrData
- Volume
- 4
- Issue
- 7
- Year
- 2019
- URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.1107/s241431461901006x
- ISBN/ISSN
- 2414-3146
- DOI
- 10.1107/s241431461901006x