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metal-organic compounds
The Ru atom of the title complex, [Ru(C10H8N2)2(H2O)2](PF6), is located on a crystallographic inversion center; the bipyridine ligands are bowed [dihedral angle between C5N planes is 162.68 (12)°] due to the inter-ligand steric interactions of the trans bipyridyl units. The Ru-O distance is 2.116 (2) Å and the mean Ru-N distance is 2.074 (2) Å.