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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

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Quality Level

200

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. [1] Additionally, it can also be used as a precursor to synthesize Ru nanoparticles.[2]

Application

Ruthenium(III) chloride is used as a catalyst:

  • In the synthesis of β‐amino alcohols by nucleophilic opening of epoxides with anilines.[2]
  • In the acetylation of varies of phenols, alcohols, thiols, and amines under mild conditions.[3]
  • In the synthesis of α‐aminonitriles by mixing aldehydes, amines, and trimethylsilyl cyanides.[4]

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insoluble form

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Hazard Classifications

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

Storage Class

8B - Non-combustible corrosive hazardous materials

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WGK 3

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0000444209
0000444209
MKCW7012
MKCV8944
MKCV8943

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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.
Sébastien Perdriau et al.
ChemSusChem, 5(12), 2427-2434 (2012-10-13)
Cardanol, a constituent of cashew nutshell liquid (CNSL), was subjected to transfer hydrogenation catalyzed by RuCl(3) using isopropanol as a reductant. The side chain of cardanol, which is a mixture of a triene, a diene, and a monoene, was selectively
Shū Kobayashi et al.
Organic letters, 4(8), 1319-1322 (2002-04-13)
Several transition metal salts were found to catalyze aza-Michael reactions of enones with carbamates efficiently. The catalytic activity was strongly dependent on the nature of the metal salts. While conventional Lewis acids such as BF(3).OEt(2), AlCl(3), or TiCl(4) showed lower
Ruthenium (III) chloride-catalyzed ring opening of epoxides with aromatic amines
De SK and Gibbs RA
Synthetic Communications, 35(20), 2675-2680 (2005)
Ruthenium (III) chloride catalyzed acylation of alcohols, phenols, thiols, and amines
De SK
Tetrahedron Letters, 45(14), 2919-2922 (2004)
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  3. I have purchasedRuthenium(III) chloride, Ru content 45-55% from you company. However, I am confused on the statement of "Ru content 45-55%". If Ru is only hald of the materials, what are the other half? What is the purity of the chemical?

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    1. The theoretical content of Ru in Ruthenium(III) chloride (RuCl3) should be 101.07 / 207.43 = ~48.72%, which falls into the specification range of this product. The other half of this product is mainly Cl ions. The Ru content is tested on a lot-to-lot basis. The purity can be roughly calculated using Ru content divided by 48.72%.

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  4. What is the purity of this chemical?

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    1. The Ruthenium content for this product ranges from 45-55 %. This value is determined by gravimetric analysis and ICP. The exact amount is lot-specific and is reported on the Certificate of Analysis of the batch received. The overall purity can be calculated by using the molecular weight of the Ruthenium(III) chloride.

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