Acta Cryst. (2002). E58, m189-m190  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536802005998 ]

Bis(-²-benzene-1,2-dithiolato-³S,S':S')bis[(⁶-p-cymene)ruthenium(II)]

J. A. Cabeza, S. García-Granda, M. Pérez-Priede and J. F. Van der Maelen

Abstract: In solution, the complex [Ru(bdt)(cym)] and its dimer [Ru₂(bdt)₂(cym)₂] [bdt is benzene-1,2-dithiolate (C₆H₄S₂) and cym is p-cymene (C₁₀H₁₄)] are in equilibrium in a ratio which depends on temperature (ca 1:1 at 298  K). In the solid state and in solution at low temperature (213  K), only the dimer is observed. In the crystal structure of [Ru₂(bdt)₂(cym)₂], each Ru atom is bonded to three S atoms from two bdt ligands apart from its coordination to the benzene ring of the p-cymene ligand.

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