Dichlororuthenium tricarbonyl dimer
Chemical compound
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Dichlororuthenium tricarbonyl dimer is an organoruthenium compound with the formula [RuCl2(CO)3]2. A yellow solid, the molecule features a pair of octahedral Ru centers bridged by a pair of chloride ligands. The complex is a common starting material in ruthenium chemistry.[2]
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hexacarbonyldi-μ-chlorodichlorodiruthenium | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.159.029 |
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| Properties | |
| C6Cl4O6Ru2 | |
| Molar mass | 512.00 g·mol−1 |
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| H302, H312, H315, H319, H332, H335 | |
| P261, P264, P264+P265, P270, P271, P280, P301+P317, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P317, P319, P321, P330, P332+P317, P337+P317, P362+P364, P403+P233, P405, P501 | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Synthesis and reactions
Dichlororuthenium tricarbonyl dimer arises by the carbonylation of a hot solution of ruthenium trichloride in methoxyethanol.[3]
The complex exists in equilibrium with the polymer:
- n [RuCl2(CO)3]2 → [RuCl2(CO)2]2n + 2 CO
It reacts with potassium hydroxide in alcohol to give triruthenium dodecacarbonyl.
Dichlororuthenium tricarbonyl dimer reacts with glycine to give tricarbonylchloroglycinatoruthenium(II).[4]