title: (Benzyl-diphenyl-phosphane-1κP)[μ-bis(diphenylphosphan-yl)methane-2:3κ(2) P:P']nona-carbonyl-1κ(3) C,2κ(3) C,3κ(3) C-triangulo-triruthenium(0).
abstract: The asymmetric unit of the title compound, [Ru3(C19H17P)(C25H22P2)(CO)9], consists of two independent mol-ecules. The bis-(di-phenyl-phosphan-yl)methane ligand bridges an Ru-Ru bond and the benzyl-diphenyl-phosphane ligand binds to the third Ru atom. The Ru-Ru bond cis to the benzyl-diphenyl-phosphane ligand is the longest of the three Ru-Ru bonds in both mol-ecules. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked by C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming layers parallel to the ac plane. C-H⋯π contacts further stabilize the crystal packing.
authors.affiliation: Chemical Sciences Programme, School of Distance Education, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM, Penang, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Omar Bin
authors.initials: OB
authors.lastname: Shawkataly
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Gokhale Centenary College, Ankola 581 314, NK, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Imthyaz Ahmed
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.affiliation: Chemical Sciences Programme, School of Distance Education, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM, Penang, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Siti Syaida
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Sirat
authors.affiliation: X-Ray Crystallography Unit, School of Physics, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM, Penang, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Mohd Mustaqim
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Rosli
keywords: crystal structure