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Ruthenium compounds: ruthenium pentacarbonyl

The ruthenium in ruthenium pentacarbonyl formally is in the oxidation state 0.

Ruthenium pentacarbonyl

Formula as often written: Ru(CO)₅
Hill system formula: C₅O₅Ru₁
CAS registry number: [16406-48-7]
Formula weight: 241.12
Class: carbonyl complex organometallic

Synonyms

ruthenium pentacarbonyl
ruthenium(O) carbonyl
ruthenium carbonyl

Physical properties

Colour: colourless
Appearance: liquid
Melting point: -22°C
Boiling point:
Density:

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Element analysis

Element percentages for the elements in ruthenium pentacarbonyl
Element	%
C	24.91
O	33.18
Ru	41.92

Synthesis

This was first made through the direct carbonylation of ruthenium metal with carbon monoxide at 180⁸C at 200 atm.

Isotope pattern

What follows is the calculated isotope pattern for the Ru(CO)₅ unit with the most intense ion set to 100%.

Formula: Ru₁C₅O₅

mass  %
236  16.9 ________
237   1.0 
238   5.9 ___
239  39.1 ____________________
240  40.8 ____________________
241  54.6 ___________________________
242 100.0 __________________________________________________
243   6.2 ___
244  58.3 _____________________________
245   3.4 __
246   0.7 
247   0.0

References

The data on these compounds pages are assembled and adapted from the primary literature and several other sources including the following.

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A.F. Wells in Structural inorganic chemistry, 4th edition, Oxford, UK, 1975.
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