Synthesis and Crystal Structure of [RuCl₃{N,N′-bis(diphenylphosphino)-2,6-diaminopyridine}]·3CH₃OH

Abstract

The title compound, [RuCl₃{N,N′-bis(diphenylphosphino)-2,6-diaminopyridine}]·3CH₃OH (1·3CH₃OH), was synthesized and characterized by X-ray analysis. The compound crystallizes in a monoclinic system, and was characterized thus: P2₁/n, a = 13.224(9), b = 18.427(13), c = 14.745(10)Å, β = 90.409(13)°, Z = 4, V = 3593(4)ų. The R1[I > 2σ(I)] and wR2 (all data) values are 0.0609 and 0.1626, respectively, for all 6622 independent reflections.