rac-cis,cis-Dicarbonyl­dichlorido{1-[2-(diphenyl­phosphan­yl)benz­yl]-3-mesityl­imidazol-2-yl­idene}ruthenium(II) dichloro­methane monosolvate

The Ru^II atom in the title compound, [RuCl₂(C₃₁H₂₉N₂P)(CO)₂]·CH₂Cl₂, exhibits a distorted octahedral coordination environment. The bond angles of the cis substituents at the Ru^II atom range from 82.72 (9) to 97.20 (3)°. This mol­ecule is of inter­est in the field of catalytic transfer hydrogenation.