Crystal structure of the hemitoluene solvate of racemiccis-bis(bipyridyl)chloro(tri-n-propylphosphine)ruthenium(II) perchlorate, a species with disordered PPr3 and toluene moieties

Abstract

The complexcis-[Ru(bpy)2(PPr3)Cl+][ClO 4 − ] · 0.5 (toluene) crystallizes as a racemate in the monoclinic space group P21/n. Both the PPr3 ligand and the toluene of crystallization are subject to disorder. Ruthenium—ligand distances are: Ru−PPr3=2.348(2) A, Ru−Cl=2.426(2) A and Ru−N(bpy)=2.035(6)–2.112(5) A.