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Ruthenium(III) chloride

Ru content 45-55%

• Synonym(s): Ruthenium trichloride
• 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

Properties

• 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

Description

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

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS05,GHS07,GHS09
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H302,H314,H411
• pcodes: P260 - P273 - P280 - P301 + P312 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P305 + P351 + P338
• Hazard Classifications: Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Chronic 2 - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B
• Storage Class: 8B - Non-combustible corrosive hazardous materials
• wgk_germany: WGK 3
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable
• ppe: Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type P3 (EN 143) respirator cartridges