Acta Cryst. (2009). E65, m1267  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536809038720 ]

(⁵-Cyclopentadienyl)(propionitrile-N)bis(triphenylphosphine-P)ruthenium(II) trifluoromethanesulfonate

K. Mauthner, K. Kirchner and K. Mereiter

Abstract: The title compound, [Ru(C₅H₅)(C₃H₅N)(C₁₈H₁₅P)₂]CF₃SO₃, forms yellow crystals with a distinctly hemimorphic habit. It contains a half-sandwich complex of ruthenium with a three-legged piano-stool geometry, with Ru-P = 2.3585 (4) and 2.3312 (4) Å, and Ru-N = 2.0422 (15) Å as the legs. The CF₃SO₃^- anion is anchored in the crystal lattice by C-HO and C-HF hydrogen bonds, with CF,O distances starting at 3.125 (2) Å.

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