Ruthenium(II) chloride
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| Molar mass | 171.97 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | brown crystals |
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| Solubility | soluble in ethanol |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Ruthenium(II) chloride is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula RuCl
2. It forms a deep blue solution.[1]
Synthesis
Ruthenium(II) chloride can be prepared by reacting ruthenium metal with dry chlorine at 250 °C:[2]
- Ru + Cl2 → RuCl2
It can also be prepared by treating a ruthenium trichloride solution with hydrogen in the presence of platinum black:[1]
- 2RuCl3 + H2 → 2RuCl2 + 2HCl
Reactions
Ruthenium(II) chloride forms complexes with aromatic hydrocarbons.[3]
The compound can be reduced to elemental ruthenium by hydrogen.
References
- ^ a b Rose, D.; Wilkinson, G. (1 January 1970). "The blue solutions of ruthenium(II) chloride: a cluster anion". Journal of the Chemical Society A: Inorganic, Physical, Theoretical: 1791–1795. doi:10.1039/J19700001791. ISSN 0022-4944. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ Howe, Jas. Lewis; Howe, James L.; Ogburn, S. C. (February 1924). "Ruthenium Dichloride". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 46 (2): 335–342. doi:10.1021/ja01667a008. ISSN 0002-7863. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ Arthur, T.; Stephenson, T. A. (31 March 1981). "Synthesis of triple halide-bridged arene complexes of ruthenium(II) and osmium(II)". Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 208 (3): 369–387. doi:10.1016/S0022-328X(00)86722-4. ISSN 0022-328X. Retrieved 31 March 2023.