Acta Cryst. (2006). E62, m585-m587  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536806005459 ]

Bis(2,2'-bipyridine)[2-(2-pyridyl)-1H-benzimidazol-1-yl]ruthenium(II) perchlorate acetonitrile solvate monohydrate

Y.-J. Liu, H. Chao, H.-J. Yu, Y.-X. Yuan and L.-N. Ji

Abstract: The title complex, [Ru(C₁₂H₈N₃)(C₁₀H₈N₂)₂]ClO₄·CH₃CN·H₂O, was grown by diethyl ether diffusion into an acetonitrile solutionfrom acetonitrile at room temperature. The Ru^II ion is in a distorted octahedral environment coordinated by two 2,2'-bipyridine (bpy) and one deprotonated 2-(2-pyridyl)benzimidazole (PIB) ligand. Charge is balanced by a perchlorate counter-ion. The free water molecule links an O atom of the perchlorate ion and the uncoordinated N atom of the ligand PIB by hydrogen bond.

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