Ruthenium(II) chloride

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

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).
Infobox references

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

Physical properties

Ruthenium(II) chloride forms brown crystals.

Poorly soluble in cold water, soluble in ethanol.

Chemical properties

The compound can form complexes with aromatic hydrocarbons.[4]

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 (0): 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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