K2RuN3O5Cl3 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are two inequivalent K sites. In the first K site, K(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(5), one Cl(2), two equivalent Cl(1), and two equivalent Cl(3) atoms. In the second K site, K(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(5), two equivalent O(2), two equivalent O(3), one Cl(1), and one Cl(3) atom. Ru(1) is bonded in an octahedral geometry to one N(1), one N(2), one N(3), one Cl(1), one Cl(2), and one Cl(3) atom. There are three inequivalent N sites. In the first N site, N(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Ru(1), one O(3), and one O(5) atom. In the second N site, N(2) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Ru(1), one O(1), and one O(2) atom. In the third N site, N(3) is bonded in a linear geometry to one Ru(1) and one O(4) atom. There are five inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one K(1), one K(2), and one N(2) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two equivalent K(2) and one N(2) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two equivalent K(2) and one N(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one N(3) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one K(1), one K(2), and one N(1) atom. There are three inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded to one K(2), two equivalent K(1), and one Ru(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing ClK3Ru trigonal pyramids. In the second Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one K(1) and one Ru(1) atom. In the third Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded to one K(2), two equivalent K(1), and one Ru(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing ClK3Ru tetrahedra.
K2RuN3O5Cl3 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are two inequivalent K sites. In the first K site, K(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(5), one Cl(2), two equivalent Cl(1), and two equivalent Cl(3) atoms. The K(1)-O(1) bond length is 3.00 Å. The K(1)-O(5) bond length is 2.87 Å. The K(1)-Cl(2) bond length is 3.37 Å. There is one shorter (3.29 Å) and one longer (3.41 Å) K(1)-Cl(1) bond length. There is one shorter (3.29 Å) and one longer (3.31 Å) K(1)-Cl(3) bond length. In the second K site, K(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(5), two equivalent O(2), two equivalent O(3), one Cl(1), and one Cl(3) atom. The K(2)-O(1) bond length is 2.98 Å. The K(2)-O(5) bond length is 2.92 Å. There is one shorter (2.86 Å) and one longer (2.96 Å) K(2)-O(2) bond length. There is one shorter (2.88 Å) and one longer (2.97 Å) K(2)-O(3) bond length. The K(2)-Cl(1) bond length is 3.25 Å. The K(2)-Cl(3) bond length is 3.23 Å. Ru(1) is bonded in an octahedral geometry to one N(1), one N(2), one N(3), one Cl(1), one Cl(2), and one Cl(3) atom. The Ru(1)-N(1) bond length is 2.10 Å. The Ru(1)-N(2) bond length is 2.10 Å. The Ru(1)-N(3) bond length is 1.75 Å. The Ru(1)-Cl(1) bond length is 2.44 Å. The Ru(1)-Cl(2) bond length is 2.34 Å. The Ru(1)-Cl(3) bond length is 2.44 Å. There are three inequivalent N sites. In the first N site, N(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Ru(1), one O(3), and one O(5) atom. The N(1)-O(3) bond length is 1.26 Å. The N(1)-O(5) bond length is 1.24 Å. In the second N site, N(2) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Ru(1), one O(1), and one O(2) atom. The N(2)-O(1) bond length is 1.24 Å. The N(2)-O(2) bond length is 1.26 Å. In the third N site, N(3) is bonded in a linear geometry to one Ru(1) and one O(4) atom. The N(3)-O(4) bond length is 1.17 Å. There are five inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one K(1), one K(2), and one N(2) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two equivalent K(2) and one N(2) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two equivalent K(2) and one N(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one N(3) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one K(1), one K(2), and one N(1) atom. There are three inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded to one K(2), two equivalent K(1), and one Ru(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing ClK3Ru trigonal pyramids. In the second Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one K(1) and one Ru(1) atom. In the third Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded to one K(2), two equivalent K(1), and one Ru(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing ClK3Ru tetrahedra.