130168-43-3

Basic information

• Product Name: RuCl₂(CO)3(OH₂)
• Synonyms: RuCl₂(CO)3(OH₂)
• CAS NO: 130168-43-3
• Molecular Weight: 274.022
• Mol File: 130168-43-3.mol
• Article Data: 1

Chemical Properties

• CAS DataBase Reference: RuCl₂(CO)3(OH₂)(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: RuCl₂(CO)3(OH₂)(130168-43-3)
• EPA Substance Registry System: RuCl₂(CO)3(OH₂)(130168-43-3)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 130168-43-3(Hazardous Substances Data)

Upstream product

• 14898-67-0 ruthenium trichloride hydrate 
• 64-17-5 ethanol 
• 201230-82-2 carbon monoxide 
• 7439-89-6 iron 

Relevant articles and documents

The subtle effects of iron-containing metal surfaces on the reductive carbonylation of RuCl3

The use of iron-containing metal surfaces, Fe, Fe-Cr-alloy and stainless steel, for the synthesis of mixed metal Ru-Fe compounds has been studied. The studied process was reductive carbonylation of RuCl3 in the presence of a metal surface. Reactions were carried out in ethanol solutions under 10-50 bar carbon monoxide pressure at 125 °C using an autoclave. During the reaction the metal surface was oxidized, releasing iron into the solution and acting as a sacrificial source of iron. Under these conditions the corrosion of the metal surface was facile and produced a series of iron-containing species. In addition to the formation of most obvious iron(ii) products, such as [Fe(H2O)6]2+ or [FeCl2(H 2O)4] the use of the metal surface also provided a route to novel labile trinuclear [Ru2Cl2(-Cl) 4(CO)6FeL2] (L = H2O, EtOH) complexes. The stability and reactivity of the [Ru2Cl 2(-Cl)4(CO)6FeL2] complexes were further studied using computational DFT methods. Based on the computational results a reaction route has been suggested for the formation and decomposition of [Ru2Cl2(-Cl)4(CO)6FeL 2]. The Royal Society of Chemistry 2006.