(Benzylamine-N)(η5-cyclopentadienyl)bis(triphenylphosphine-P)ruthenium(II) tetrafluoroborate

The reaction of [RuCl(Cp)(PPh3)(2)] with Ag[BF4] in tetrahydrofuran, in the presence of benzylamine, leads to the mononuclear title compound [Ru(Cp)(H2NCH2Ph)(PPh3)(2)]BF4, where Cp is cyclopentadienyl (C5H5). The Ru atom presents a pseudo-octahedral environment with the Cp ligand occupying three facial coordination sites, while the remaining coordination positions are occupied by the P atoms of the two triphenylphosphine ligands and by the N atom of the benzylamine ligand. The [BF4](-) counter-ion remains uncoordinated.