Abstract: | A new ruthenium complex trans-RuCl2(COD)Py2 has been synthesized and charac- terized by elemental analysis, IR, 1H NMR and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Crystal data: trans- RuCl2(COD)Py2, Mr = 438.35, monoclinic, space group P21/c, a = 8.9116(9), b = 14.6175(15), c = 13.7582(14) , β = 101.994(1)°, V = 1753.1(3) 3, Z = 4, Dc = 1.661 g/cm3 , F(000) = 888, μ = 1.199 mm-1, R = 0.0376 and wR = 0.0789 for 2492 observed reflections with I > 2σ(I). |