title: cis-Bis(acetonitrile-κN)bis-(2,2'-bipyridine-κN,N')ruthenium(II) tetra-fluoridoborate.
abstract: In the cation of the title compound, [Ru(CH(3)CN)(2)(C(10)H(8)N(2))(2)](BF(4))(2), the Ru(II) atom is six-coordinated in a distorted octa-hedral geometry by the N atoms of the two 2,2'-bipyridine (bpy) ligands and two cis-arranged acetonitrile mol-ecules. The dihedral angles formed by the pyridine rings of the bpy ligands are 8.86 (12) and 10.12 (14)°. In the crystal, the cations and anions are linked by C-H⋯F hydrogen bonds into a three-dimensional network.
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Huang