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Hexaammineruthenium(III) chloride

98%

• Synonym(s): Hexaammineruthenium trichloride
• Linear Formula: [Ru(NH₃)₆]Cl₃
• CAS Number: 14282-91-8
• Molecular Weight: 309.61
• EC Number: 238-176-8
• MDL number: MFCD00011478
• UNSPSC Code: 12161600
• PubChem Substance ID: 24855851
• NACRES: NA.22

Properties

• Quality Level: 100
• assay: 98%
• form: powder
• reaction suitability: core: ruthenium; reagent type: catalyst
• storage temp.: 2-8°C
• SMILES string: N.N.N.N.N.N.[Cl-].[Cl-].[Cl-].[Ru+3]
• InChI: 1S/3ClH.6H3N.Ru/h3*1H;6*1H3;/q;;;;;;;;;+3/p-3
• InChI key: GBDZMMXUOBAJMN-UHFFFAOYSA-K

Description

General description

Hexaammineruthenium III/II (HexRu(III)|HexRu(II)) couple is a commonly used electrochemical redox couple due to its chemical and electrochemical reversibility.

Application

Hexaammineruthenium(III) chloride can be used as a precursor for the preparation of:

• Ru/Al₂O₃ catalyst for CO₂ hydrogenation.
• Bimetallic complexes ([Ru(NH₃)₆][Ag(CN)₂]₃·2H₂O).
• Chloropentaammineruthenium(III) chloride.

For small scale and high throughput uses, product is also available as ChemBeads (932183)

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS07
• signalword: Warning
• hcodes: H315,H319,H335
• pcodes: P261 - P264 - P271 - P280 - P302 + P352 - P305 + P351 + P338
• Hazard Classifications: Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3
• target_organs: Respiratory system
• Storage Class: 13 - Non Combustible Solids
• wgk_germany: WGK 3
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable
• ppe: dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves