In the title compound, [Ru(3)(C(25)H(23)N)(C(5)H(5))(3)]·3PF(6)·2C(3)H(6)O], the cation is a triruthenium complex of a 9,10-dihydro-anthracene derivative. Three RuCp(+) (Cp is cyclo-penta-dien-yl) groups are bonded to the three aromatic rings of the ligand. Surprisingly, the pyramidalized N atom of