Dicarbonyl-1κ 2 C -μ-chlorido-2:3κ 2 Cl : Cl -penta-chlorido-2κ 2 Cl ,3κ 3 Cl -[1(η 6 )-toluene]digallium(III)ruthenium(I)( Ru - Ga ).

The title compound, [RuGa 2 Cl 6 (C 7 H 8 )(CO) 2 ] or [(CO) 2 (GaCl 2 )(η 6 -toluene)Ru] + [GaCl 4 ] - , was isolated from the reaction of Ga 2 Cl 4 with di-phenyl-silanediol in toluene, followed by the addition of Ru 3 (CO) 12 . The compound contains a ruthenium-gallium metal-metal bond with a length of 2.4575 (2) Å.