in ethanol under N2; soln. of RuCl3*3H2O and MeOC6H7 (excess) in EtOH heated under reflux for 8 h; stored at room temp. overnight; filtered; ppt. extd. with CHCl3 (Soxlet extractor), solvent removed in vac., washed with Et2O; additional portion of Ru complex obtained by reducing the vol. of filtrate to half and refrigerating overnight; elem. anal.;