title: A ruthenium complex with 1,5-diphenyl-3-thiocarbazone (dithizone) as monodentate ligands: bis(2,2'-bipyridyl-kappa(2)N,N')bis(dithizonato-kappaS)ruthenium(II).
abstract: The title compound, [Ru(C(13)H(11)N(4)S)(2)(C(15)H(8)N(2))(2)], has C(2) symmetry, with bidentate 2,2'-bipyridyl ligands dictating a cis geometry around the Ru(II) center. The monodentate S-bonded dithizone ligands are almost planar, except for one of the phenyl rings, which is twisted by 34.2 (4) degrees from the N/N/C(S)/N/N plane. The Ru-S bond length is 2.4140 (13) A, and the Ru-N bond lengths are 2.048 (4) and 2.074 (4) A.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, NC 27402-6170, USA.
authors.forename: Gary L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Seamans
authors.forename: Jerry L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Walsh
authors.forename: Mariusz
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Krawiec
authors.forename: William T
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Pennington