Acta Cryst. (2006). E62, m2350-m2351  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536806034052 ]

Bis(triphenylphosphoranylidene)ammonium docosacarbonyl(₈-phosphido)octaruthenate chloroform solvate

M. D. Randles, A. C. Willis, M. P. Cifuentes and M. G. Humphrey

Abstract: The title compound, (C₃₆H₃₀NP₂)[Ru₈P(CO)₂₂]·CHCl₃ or [N(PPh₃)₂][Ru₈(₈-P)(CO)₂₂]·CHCl₃, comprises a square antiprismatic octaruthenium cluster anion with an interstitial phosphido ligand, two bridging carbonyl ligands, and 20 terminal carbonyl ligands, together with a disordered PPN cation and a disordered chloroform solvent molecule.

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