The invention relates to a nido-carborane containing organometallic compound crystal and a preparing method thereof, and belongs to the technical field of organometallic chemistry. The structure of the compound is represented and determined by monocrystalline X-ray diffraction, nuclear magnetic resonance, and other methods. The crystal belongs to the monoclinic system and a space group P2<1>/n. The molecular formula of the crystal is C<27>H<37>B9ORuS2, and the molecular weight is 640.05. According to cell parameters, a is equal to 17.8494(15) angstroms, b is equal to 10.2272(9) angstroms, c is equal to 18.7853(16) angstroms, alpha is equal to 90 degrees, beta is equal to 92.9220 (10) degrees and gamma is equal to 90 degrees. 1,2-dicarba-closo-dodecaborane, n-butyllithium, sulfur powder, dichloro(p-cymene)ruthenium(II) dimer and 1,1-diphenyl-2-propyn-1-ol are adopted as raw materials and prepared under mild conditions into the nido-carborane containing organometallic compound that is (p-cymene)Ru(S2C2B9H<10>)(CH-C=C(Ph)<2>).H2O, wherein the p-cymene is 1-methyl-4-isopropyl phenyl. The compound has characteristics of the simple preparing method, a high yield, good repeatability, and the like and provides a novel idea for development of carborane-containing novel materials having good performance and application prospects.