title: Dichlorido(3-phenyl-indenyl-idene)bis-(triphenyl-phosphane)ruthenium(II) tetra-hydro-furan disolvate.
abstract: The Ru(II) atom in the title compound, [RuCl(2)(C(15)H(10))(C(18)H(15)P)(2)]·2C(4)H(8)O, has a distorted square-pyramidal conformation. The P and Cl atoms are at the base of the pyramid and the Ru-C(indenyl-idene) bond is in the axial position. The two Cl ligands and the two phosphane ligands are in trans positions. The Cl-Ru-Cl and P-Ru-P angles are 157.71 (2) and 166.83 (2)°, respectively. The two independent tetra-hydro-furan (THF) solvent mol-ecules are disordered. One THF mol-ecule was refined using a split-atom model. The second THF mol-ecule was accounted for by using program PLATON/SQUEEZE [Spek (2009 ▶). Acta Cryst. D65, 148-155]. The molecular conformation shows three intramolecular C-H⋯Cl contacts and two C-H⋯π interactions while the crystal packing features an intermolecular C-H⋯Cl contact and two very weak intermolecular C-H⋯π contacts.
authors.forename: Jan W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Bats
authors.forename: Jessica
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authors.lastname: Pérez Gomes
authors.forename: Angelino
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authors.lastname: Doppiu
authors.forename: A Stephen K
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Hashmi