trans-Dichloro(1,5,9,13-tetramethyl-1,5,9,13-tetrazacyclohexadecane-κ4N)ruthenium(III) triiodide

In the title complex, [RuCl(2)(C(16)H(36)N(4))]I(3), the overall symmetry of the centrosymmetric cation is approximately C(2h) and the I(-3) anions are slightly asymmetric. The I.I distance is 4.313 (1) A. The cations and the linear anions are arranged in alternate layers and thus form the intercalating structure.