Dichloro(4,4′-di-tert-butyl-2,2′-bipyridine- κ2N,N)bis(triphenylphosphine-κP)ruthenium(II) dichloromethane solvate

In the title ruthenium(II) mononuclear complex, [RuCl2- (C 18H24N2)2(C18H 15P)2]·CH2Cl2, the Ru II ion exhibits an octahedral coordination environment consisting of the two trans P atoms of triphenylphosphine, the two chelating N atoms of 4,4′-di-tert-butyl-2,2′-bipyridine and the two cis Cl atoms. The average Ru-P, Ru-N and Ru-Cl bond lengths are 2.3736 (8), 2.043 (2) and 2.4518 (8) Å, respectively. © 2006 International Union of Crystallography All rights reserved.