Crystal Structure Of Bis[Mu-(4-Methoxyphenyl)-Methanethiolato-Kappa S-2:S]Bis[Chlorido(Eta(6)-1-Isopropyl-4-Methylbenzene)Ruthenium(Ii)] Chloroform Disolvate

The molecular structure of the title complex, [Ru-2(C8H9OS)(2)Cl-2(C10H14)(2)]center dot-2CHCl(3) or (p-MeC6H4Pri)(2)Ru-2(SCH2-p-C6H5-OCH3)(2)Cl-2 center dot 2CHCl(3), shows inversion symmetry. The two symmetry-related Ru-II atoms are bridged by two 4-methoxy-alpha-toluenethiolato [(4-methoxyphenyl)methanethiolato] units. One chlorido ligand and the p-cymene ligand complete the typical piano-stool coordination environment of the Ru-II atom. In the crystal, the CH moiety of the chloroform molecule interacts with the chlorido ligand of the dinuclear complex, while one Cl atom of the solvent interacts more weakly with the methyl group of the bridging 4-methoxy-alpha-toluenethiolato unit. This assembly leads to the formation of supramolecular chains extending parallel to [021].