A third modification of [RuCl2(PPh3)3] has been characterized, this time as the title compound, [RuCl2(C 18H15P)3]·-0.5CH2Cl 2, As seen for the previous modifications, the complex has a distorted square-pyramidal geometry with an ortho-H atom 'blocking' the site trans to the apical PPh3 ligand. There is no evidence for a strong C-H⋯Ru interaction nor any specific directional force in the solid state. © 2005 International Union of Crystallography Printed in Great Britain - all rights reserved.
