(Benzylamine-N)(η5-cyclopentadienyl)bis(triphenylphosphine-P)ruthenium(II) tetrafluoroborate

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The reaction of [RuCl(Cp)(PPh3)2] with Ag[BF4] in tetra­hydro­furan, in the presence of benzyl­amine, leads to the mononuclear title compound [Ru(Cp)(H2NCH2Ph)(PPh3)2]BF4, where Cp is cyclo­penta­dienyl (C5H5). The Ru atom presents a pseudo-octahedral environment with the Cp ligand occupying three facial coordination sites, while the remaining coordination positions are occupied by the P atoms of the two tri­phenyl­phosphine ligands and by the N atom of the benzyl­amine ligand. The [BF4]− counter-ion remains uncoordinated.