Acta Cryst. (2008). E64, m442-m443  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536808003188 ]

cis,trans-Dicarbonyldichlorido[2-(2-pyridyl)-1,8-naphthyridine-N¹,N²]ruthenium(II)

D. Oyama and T. Hamada

Abstract: The asymmetric unit of the title compound, [RuCl₂(C₁₃H₉N₃)(CO)₂], consists of four crystallographically independent Ru^II complexes. Each Ru^II atom is in a distorted octahedral environment coordinated by two carbonyl ligands, two Cl atoms and a chelating 2-(2-pyridyl)-1,8-naphthyridine (pynp) ligand. The carbonyl ligands are cis to each other, while the Cl atoms are trans. Relatively short interatomic distances (2.60-2.67 Å) between the uncoordinated N atom of pynp and the C atom of the carbonyl imply a donor-acceptor interaction between the pynp and carbonyl ligands.

Online 6 February 2008

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