RUTHENIUM TETROXIDE

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Names

[ CAS No. ]:
20427-56-9

[ Name ]:
RUTHENIUM TETROXIDE

[Synonym ]:
EINECS 243-813-8
Ruthenium(VIII) oxide
ruthenium oxide
ruthenium tetraoxide
Ruthenium tetroxide

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Density]:
3.290

[ Boiling Point ]:
40ºC (other sources give 108ºC; presumably40ºC is at reduced pressure)

[ Melting Point ]:
25.4ºC

[ Molecular Formula ]:
O4Ru

[ Molecular Weight ]:
165.06800

[ Exact Mass ]:
165.88400

[ PSA ]:
68.28000

[ Appearance of Characters ]:
Crystalline Powder | White

[ Storage condition ]:
Refrigerator (+4°C)

[ Stability ]:
Stable.

[ Water Solubility ]:
2.03g/100mL H2O (20°C); very soluble CCl4, other chlorinated hydrocarbons [MER06] [KIR82]

MSDS

Safety Information

[ Safety Phrases ]:
S16-S17-S36-S37-S39

[ RIDADR ]:
UN 3139

[ Packaging Group ]:
I

[ Hazard Class ]:
5.1

[ HS Code ]:
28439000

Synthetic Route

Precursor & DownStream

Precursor

  • Ruthenium
  • Potassium permanganate
  • hypochlorite
  • Ruthenium fluoride
  • trans-tetraamminedichlororuthenium(III)
  • monoruthenium(VI) dioxide
  • oxygen

DownStream

  • Ruthenium
  • Ruthenium(III) bromide
  • ruthenium chloride
  • ruthenium(+2) cation triiodide

Related Compounds

  • Ruthenium tetroxide
  • Ruthenium tetroxide
  • ruthenium(+4) cation; 2-(3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2H-pyridin-2-yl)-6H-pyridine; 2-(3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2H-pyridin-2-yl)-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2H-pyridine; dinitrite
  • Ruthenium(2+),tetraamminechloronitrosyl-, dichloride, (OC-6-23)- (9CI)
  • ruthenium,titanium
  • Ruthenium(3+) chloride ammoniate (1:3:6)