Acta Cryst. (2006). E62, m1514-m1516  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536806021532 ]

trans-Dicyanotetrakis(2-isocyano-2,4,4-trimethylpentane)ruthenium(II)

W. Imhof and K. Halbauer

Abstract: In the centrosymmetric title compound, [Ru(CN)₂(C₉H₁₇N)₄], the central Ru atom is octahedrally coordinated by four isocyanide and two cyanide ligands in a trans configuration. The corresponding cis isomer, which is also produced in the reaction of Ru₃(CO)₁₂ with isooctylisocyanide, is not configurationally stable and slowly isomerizes into the trans isomer in solution.

Online 14 June 2006

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