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Ruthenium(III) chloride

Ru content 45-55%

Synonym(s):

Ruthenium trichloride

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Linear Formula:
RuCl3
CAS Number:
10049-08-8
Molecular Weight:
207.43
EC Number:
233-167-5
MDL number:
MFCD00011208
UNSPSC Code:
12161600
PubChem Substance ID:
24852520
NACRES:
NA.22

form

solid

reaction suitability

core: ruthenium
reagent type: catalyst
reaction type: Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (ATRP)

density

3.11 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

Cl[Ru](Cl)Cl

InChI

1S/3ClH.Ru/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3

InChI key

YBCAZPLXEGKKFM-UHFFFAOYSA-K

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General description

Ruthenium(III) chloride is a chemical compound, that can be used as a mild Lewis acid catalyst for the acetalization of aldehydes, acetalization of alcohols, and conversion of ketoximes to amides. Additionally, it can also be used as a precursor to synthesize Ru nanoparticles.

Application

Ruthenium(III) chloride is used as a catalyst:

  • In the synthesis of β‐amino alcohols by nucleophilic opening of epoxides with anilines.
  • In the acetylation of varies of phenols, alcohols, thiols, and amines under mild conditions.
  • In the synthesis of α‐aminonitriles by mixing aldehydes, amines, and trimethylsilyl cyanides.

Other Notes

insoluble form

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H302,H314,H411

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Chronic 2 - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B

Storage Class Code

8B - Non-combustible corrosive hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Mohamed Fouad et al.
Journal of hazardous materials, 402, 123514-123514 (2020-07-28)
We selected ruthenium (Ru) to improve the photocatalytic activity of a WO3/ZrO2 composite. The synthesized Ru/WO3/ZrO2 was then compared to a benchmark photocatalyst (S-TiO2) in terms of photocatalytic disinfection of raw surface waters collected from the Nile Delta region, Egypt.
Olivier Labeeuw et al.
Organic letters, 9(1), 105-108 (2006-12-29)
[reaction: see text] An efficient economical alternative to the commonly used Evans' reagent for the diastereoselective reduction of beta-hydroxy ketones is reported. Thus, ruthenium-mediated hydrogenation of enantioenriched beta-hydroxy ketones using RuCl3 associated to achiral monophosphines allowed the preparation of a
RuCl3 Catalyzed One-Pot Synthesis of ?-Aminonitriles
De SK
Synthetic Communications, 35(5), 653-656 (2005)
Ken Motokura et al.
Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 12(32), 8228-8239 (2006-08-10)
A ruthenium-grafted hydrotalcite (Ru/HT) and hydrotalcite-supported palladium nanoparticles (Pd(nano)/HT) are easily prepared by treating basic layered double hydroxide, hydrotalcite (HT, Mg(6)Al(2)(OH)(16)CO(3)) with aqueous RuCl(3)n H(2)O and K(2)[PdCl(4)] solutions, respectively, using surface impregnation methods. Analysis by means of X-ray diffraction, and
Ruthenium (III) chloride catalyzed acylation of alcohols, phenols, thiols, and amines
De SK
Tetrahedron Letters, 45(14), 2919-2922 (2004)
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