Arslan H.Vanderveer D.Yaar S.Zdemir I.Etinkaya B.2019-10-272019-10-2720091600-53681600-5368https://doi.org/10.1107/S160053680900350Xhttps://hdl.handle.net/11454/27314The title complex, [RuClCl]·CHl is best thought of as containing an octa-hedrally coordinated Ru center with the arene occupying three sites. Two Ru - Cl bonds and one Ru-carbene bond complete the distorted octa-hedron. The carbene portion of the ligand is a benzimidazole ring. This ring is connected to the CCHarene group by a CHbridge. This leads to a system with very little apparent strain. A dichloro-methane solvent mol-ecule completes the crystal structure. Further stabilization is accomplished via C - H?N and C - H?Cl interactions.en10.1107/S160053680900350Xinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessArticle653m243m244N/A