The structure of the Ru (II) ion pairs trans-[Ru (COMe){(pz2) CH2}(CO)(PMe3) 2] X (X-= BPh4-, 1a; BPh3Me-, 1b; BPh3 (n-Bu)-, 1c; BPh3 (n-Hex)-, 1d; B (3, 5-(CF3) 2 (C6H3)) 4-, 1e; PF6-, 1f; and BF4-, 1g; pz= pyrazol-1-yl-ring) was investigated in solution from both a qualitative (chloroform-d, methylene chloride-d 2, nithromethane-d 3) and quantitative (methylene chloride-d 2) point of view by performing 1D-and 2D-NOE NMR experiments. ...