Hexakis(acetonitrile-κN)ruthenium(II) bis(hexabromocarbadodecaborate) acetonitrile solvate

The title compound, [Ru(NCCH3)(6)](CH6B11Br6)(2)center dot CH3CN, consists of the ' naked' ruthenium(II) cation surrounded by six acetonitrile molecules, each coordinated via the nitrogen atoms in a linear or nearly-linear fashion in a typical octahedral over-all arrangement. The cation is balanced by the two hexa-bromocarborane cage anionic fragments [CB11H6Br6]. Weak C-H center dot center dot center dot Br and B-H center dot center dot center dot Br interactions link neighboring anions.