Table 3.

Structural parameters for a series of monometallic and bimetallic azido complexes. Compounds from the literature are listed by their six-letter CSD entry code.

	1	EBAHAS	ENAZPU10a	FUNGUQb	MANNIAc	MANNOGc	MANNUMc	NIPLEFd	PAQTIKe	YOMNIZf	PAYKACg	PAYKEGg	AQELIRh	PAYKEG01i
Ru−Ru (Å)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2.3445(8)	2.3472(5)	2.3166(7)	2.3429(6)
Ru−N3 (Å)	2.097(4)	2.123(2), 2.094(2)	2.121(8)	2.11(1)	2.115(3)	2.069(9), 2.078(8)	2.084(5)	2.158(3), 2.122(3)	2.117(5)	2.066(3)	2.076(7)	2.042(4)	2.246(4)	2.050(4)
RuN−N2 (Å)	1.176(6)	1.187(2), 1.196(2)	1.18(1)	1.08(1)	1.194(4)	1.16(1), 1.17(1)	1.171(7)	1.138(5), 1.181(4)	1.173(7)	1.195(4)	1.09(1)	1.101(5)	1.036(5)	1.183(6)
RuN2−N (Å)	1.241(7)	1.166(2), 1.159(2)	1.15(1)	1.06(2)	1.157(4)	1.14(1), 1.14(1)	1.173(7)	1.172(6), 1.171(5)	1.193(7)	1.156(5)	1.16(2)	1.230(8)	1.158(7)	1.160(7)
Ru−N−N2 (°)	132.2(4)	128.5(1), 124.2(1)	116.7(7)	154(1)	137.6(3)	149.7(9), 143.5(9)	139.1(4)	120.7(3), 127.5(3)	120.9(4)	125.3(3)	171.0(8)	165.5(5)	153.6(5)	150.9(4)

^a[Ru^II(N₃)₂{N(O)CH(py)CH₂N(C₂H₅)C₂H₄py}], from ref. 70.

^btrans-[Ru(en)₂(N₂)(N₃)]⁺, from ref. 71.

^ctrans-[Ru(TMC)(NCCH₃)(N₃)]⁺, from ref. 72.

^dMANNIA = trans-[Ru(TMC)(NC–O–OCH₃–C₆H₄)(N₃)]⁺, MANNOG = trans-[Ru(TMC)(Ph₃PN)(N₃)]⁺, MANNUM = trans-[Ru(TMC)(NCC₆H₅)(N₃)]⁺, from ref. 73.

^e[Ru(N4Py)(N₃)]⁺, from ref. 74.

^f[Ru(o-BQDI)(Me₃tacn)(N₃)]⁺, from ref. 75.

^g[Ru(N₃)₆]^3–, from ref. 76.

^hPAYKAC = Ru₂(DPhF)₄N₃, PAYKEG = Ru₂(D(3,5–Cl₂Ph)F)₄N₃, from ref. 77. To account for disorder, the Ru−N_a−N_c angles instead of the Ru−N_a−N_b angles were used in the Ru−N_a−N_b−N_c fragment.

ⁱRu₂(DMBA)₄(N₃)₂, from ref. 78.

^jRu₂(D(3,5–Cl₂Ph)F)₄N₃, from ref. 67.