A ruthenium complex with 1,5-di­phenyl-3-thio­carbazone (dithizone) as monodentate ligands: bis(2,2′-bipyridyl-κ²N,N′)­bis­(dithizonato-κS)ruthenium(II)

The title compound, [Ru(C₁₃H₁₁N₄S)₂(C₁₅H₈N₂)₂], has C₂ symmetry, with bidentate 2,2′-bipyridyl ligands dictating a cis geometry around the Ru^II center. The monodentate S-bonded dithizone ligands are almost planar, except for one of the phenyl rings, which is twisted by 34.2 (4)° from the N/N/C(S)/N/N plane. The Ru—S bond length is 2.4140 (13) Å, and the Ru—N bond lengths are 2.048 (4) and 2.074 (4) Å.