Δ-Bis[(S)-2-(4-isopropyl-4,5-dihydrooxazol-2-yl)phenolato-κ² N,O ¹](1,10-phenanthroline-κ² N,N′)ruthenium(III) hexafluoridophosphate

The title compound, [Ru(C 12 H 14 NO 2 ) 2 (C 12 H 8 N 2 )]PF 6 crystallizes in the tetragonal Sohnke space group P 4 1 2 1 2. The two bidentate chiral salicyloxazoline ligands and the phenanthroline co-ligand coordinate to the central Ru III atom through N,O and N,N atom pairs to form bite angles of 89.76 (15) and 79.0 (2)°, respectively. The octahedral coordination of the bidentate ligands leads to a propeller-like shape, which induces metal-centered chirality onto the complex, with a right-handed (Δ) absolute configuration [the Flack parameter value is −0.003 (14)]. Both the complex cation and the disordered PF 6 − counter-anion are located on twofold rotation axes. Apart from Coulombic forces, the crystal cohesion is ensured by non-classical C—H...O and C—H...F interactions.