title: cis-Dichloridotetra-kis-(trimethyl-phosphane-κP)ruthenium(II) benzene disolvate.
abstract: The title compound, cis-[RuCl(2)(C(3)H(9)P)(4)]·2C(6)H(6), contains a complex mol-ecule with a crystallographic mirror plane passing through the Ru(II) atom, the two cis-disposed Cl ligands and two P atoms of the two cis-disposed P(CH(3))(3) ligands. The Ru(II) atom adopts a distorted octa-hedral RuCl(2)P(4) coordination geometry with the two trans-disposed P atoms occupying the axial positions. The packing of the structure is accomplished through non-classical C-H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds between the benzene solvent mol-ecule and one of the Cl ligands.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, Fujian, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Chen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Ting Bin
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Wen