Ruthenium(II) chloride
Names
Other names
Ruthenium dichloride, dichlororuthenium
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
  • InChI=1S/2ClH.Ru/h2*1H;/q;;+2/p-2
    Key: DHCWLIOIJZJFJE-UHFFFAOYSA-L
  • Cl[Ru]Cl
Properties
Cl2Ru
Molar mass 171.97 g·mol−1
Appearance brown crystals
Poorly soluble
Related compounds
Related compounds
 Osmium(II) chloride, iridium(II) chloride, platinum(II) chloride
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Ruthenium(II) chloride is an inorganic compound, a metal salt of ruthenium and hydrochloric acid with the formula RuCl
2.[1][2]

Synthesis

Ru + Cl2 → RuCl2
2RuCl3 + H2 → 2RuCl2 + 2HCl

Physical properties

Ruthenium(II) chloride forms brown crystals.

Ruthenium(II) chloride is poorly soluble in cold water, but is soluble in ethanol.

Chemical properties

Ruthenium(II) chloride can form complexes with aromatic hydrocarbons.[4]

The compound can be reduced to elemental ruthenium by hydrogen.

References

  1. ^ "Ruthenium(ii) chloride". NIST. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
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