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metal-organic compounds
The title compound, [Ru(C5H7O2)2(C6H10)].1/6C2H6O, consists of a pseudo-octahedrally coordinated RuII center, where two coordination sites are occupied by a diene ligand. The diene ligand exhibits an η4-trans-diene coordination mode. The compound crystallizes in space group R, incorporating disordered ethanol in cylindrical voids.