title: Tetra-mu-acetato-kappa8O:O'-bis[(N(1),N2-di-p-anisylformamidine-kappaN2)ruthenium(II)](Ru-Ru): an example of an axial bis-adduct of {Ru2}4+ tetracarboxylate with N-donor ligands.
abstract: The title compound, [Ru2(C2H3O2)4(C15H16N2O2)2], lies on a crystallographic inversion center and exhibits an Ru-Ru bond length of 2.2847 (8) A. There are weak intramolecular hydrogen-bonding interactions between the N1,N2-di-p-anisylformamidine (HDAniF) ligands and the bridging acetate ligands. The molecule is one of the few examples of a crystallographically characterized axial bis-adduct of a {Ru2}4+ complex with two N-donor ligands.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Laboratory for Molecular Structure and Bonding, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77842-3012, USA.
authors.forename: Panagiotis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Angaridis
authors.forename: F Albert
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Cotton
authors.forename: Carlos A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Murillo
authors.forename: Xiao Ping
authors.initials: XP
authors.lastname: Wang