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cis-Dichlorobis(bipyridine)ruthenium(II)
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<p><i>cis</i>-Dichlorobis(bipyridine)ruthenium(II) is the <a href="/facts/Coordination_complex/1tCyeQUm">coordination complex</a> with the formula RuCl2(bipy)2, where bipy is <a href="/facts/2%2c2%2527-Bipyridine/3br0q27A">2,2'-bipyridine</a>. It is a dark green diamagnetic solid that is a precursor to many other complexes of <a href="/facts/Ruthenium/uzCm4ufn">ruthenium</a>, mainly by substitution of the two chloride ligands. The compound has been crystallized as diverse <a href="/facts/Water_of_crystallization/sbaKJNJX">hydrates</a>. </p>