Treatment of [RuCI,( PPh,),] 2 with the azine phosphine Z,E-PPh,CH,C( But)=N-N=C( Me) But 3a. derived from MeC(=O) But, gave the 6-agostic tert-butyl complex mer,trans-[RuCI,( PPh,){PPh,CH,-C(Bu')=N-N=C(Me)Bu'}] 4a, in which all nine hydrogens of the tert-butyl group are agostically interacting with ruthenium on the N M R time-scale at 20 "C. The analogous 6-agostic fert-butyl complex mer,trans-[ RuCI,( PPh,){PPh,CH,C( Bu')=N-N=C( H ) But}] 4b was also prepared. Treatment of 2 with the symmetrical azine diphosphine Z,Z-PPh,CH,C( Bu')=N-N=C(Bu')CH,PPh, 5 gave the 6agostic tert-butyl complex mer,trans-[ RuCI,( PPh,){PPh,CH,C( Bu')=N-N=C( Bu')CH,PPh,}] 6, in which one of the PPh, groups is unco-ordinated. Treatment of 2 with the azine phosphine Z,E-PPh,CH,C( Bu')=N-N=C,,H,, 7 , derived from pinacolone-fenchone mixed azine, gave the 6-agostic methyl complex mer,trans-[RuCI,( PPh,){PPh,CH,C( Bu')=N-N=C,,H,,}] 8, in which the methyl group (C'OH,) in the 1 -position of the fenchone residue interacts with ruthenium (fenchone = 1,3,3trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1] heptan-2-one). The unsymmetrical camphor azine monophosphine Z,Z-