Ruthenium(III) acetate

Ruthenium(III) acetate
Identifiers
CAS Number	55466-76-7 [ECHA];
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
EC Number	259-653-7;
PubChem CID	91886549;
	InChI InChI=1S/6C2H4O2.3H2O.O.3Ru/c61-2(3)4;;;;;;;/h61H3,(H,3,4);31H2;;;;/q;;;;;;;;;;3+2/p-6 Key: KVUJOTGIJBOLLI-UHFFFAOYSA-H ;
	SMILES O1C(C)=[O+][Ru-3]6(O23)([OH2+])([O+]=C(C)O4)[O+]=C(C)O[Ru-3]24([OH2+])([O+]=C(C)O5)[O+]=C(C)O[Ru-3]135([OH2+])[O+]=C(C)O6;
Properties
Chemical formula	C12H28BF4O18Ru3
Molar mass	850.35 g·mol−1
Appearance	green solid
Density	2.110 g/cm3
Structure
Coordination geometry	octahedral
Hazards
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Danger
Hazard statements	H318, H410
Precautionary statements	P273, P280, P305+P351+P338, P310, P391, P501
Related compounds
Related compounds	Manganese(III) acetate; Iron(III) acetate
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Ruthenium(III) acetate, commonly known as basic ruthenium acetate,^[1] describes a family of salts where the cation has the formula [Ru₃O(O₂CCH₃)₆(OH₂)₃]⁺. A representative derivative is the dihydrate of the tetrafluoroborate salt [Ru₃O(O₂CCH₃)₆(OH₂)₃]BF₄(H₂O)₂, which is the source of the data in the table above.^[2] This and related salts are forest green, air-stable solids that are soluble in alcohols.

Basic ruthenium acetate features octahedral Ru(III) centers, a triply bridging oxo ligand, six acetate ligands, and three aquo ligands. The same structure is shared with basic acetates of iron, chromium, iridium, and manganese.^[1]^[2]

^ ^a ^b Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 978-0-08-037941-8.
^ ^a ^b O. Almog; A. Bino; D. Garfinkel-Shweky (1993). "The Structure of Oxo-Bridged Trinuclear Ruthenium and Iridium Hexacarboxylates". Inorg. Chim. Acta. 213 (1–2): 99. doi:10.1016/S0020-1693(00)83819-0.

[G&W-1] Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 978-0-08-037941-8.

[ICA-2] O. Almog; A. Bino; D. Garfinkel-Shweky (1993). "The Structure of Oxo-Bridged Trinuclear Ruthenium and Iridium Hexacarboxylates". Inorg. Chim. Acta. 213 (1–2): 99. doi:10.1016/S0020-1693(00)83819-0.

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Identifiers

CAS Number	55466-76-7^N[ECHA]
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
EC Number	259-653-7
PubChem CID	91886549
InChI InChI=1S/6C2H4O2.3H2O.O.3Ru/c61-2(3)4;;;;;;;/h61H3,(H,3,4);31H2;;;;/q;;;;;;;;;;3+2/p-6^Y Key: KVUJOTGIJBOLLI-UHFFFAOYSA-H^Y
SMILES O1C(C)=[O+][Ru-3]6(O23)([OH2+])([O+]=C(C)O4)[O+]=C(C)O[Ru-3]24([OH2+])([O+]=C(C)O5)[O+]=C(C)O[Ru-3]135([OH2+])[O+]=C(C)O6
Properties
Chemical formula	C₁₂H₂₈BF₄O₁₈Ru₃
Molar mass	850.35 g·mol⁻¹
Appearance	green solid
Density	2.110 g/cm³
Structure
Coordination geometry	octahedral
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Danger
Hazard statements	H318, H410
Precautionary statements	P273, P280, P305+P351+P338, P310, P391, P501
Related compounds
Related compounds	Manganese(III) acetate Iron(III) acetate
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references