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Ruthenium compounds: triruthenium dodecacarbonyl

The ruthenium in triruthenium dodecacarbonyl formally is in the oxidation state 0.

Triruthenium dodecacarbonyl

Formula as often written: Ru₃(CO)₁₂
Hill system formula: C₁₂O₁₂Ru₃
CAS registry number: [15243-33-1]
Formula weight: 639.331
Class: carbonyl complex organometallic

Synonyms

triruthenium dodecacarbonyl
ruthenium(O) carbonyl
dodecacarbonyltriruthenium
ruthenium carbonyl
ruthenium dodecacarbonyl

Physical properties

Colour: orange
Appearance: crystalline solid
Melting point: 155°C (231°C dec.)
Boiling point:
Density:

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Element analysis

Element percentages for the elements in triruthenium dodecacarbonyl
Element	%
C	22.54
O	30.03
Ru	47.43

Synthesis

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Solid state structure

Geometry of ruthenium:
Prototypical structure:

Crystal structure of triruthenium dodecacarbonyl

Isotope pattern

What follows is the calculated isotope pattern for the Ru₃(CO)₁₂ unit with the most intense ion set to 100%.

Formula: Ru₃C₁₂O₁₂

mass  %
624   0.1 
625   0.0 
626   0.1 
627   0.8 
628   1.0 
629   1.8 _
630   4.8 __
631   5.4 ___
632  11.2 ______
633  19.2 __________
634  23.5 ____________
635  37.2 ___________________
636  51.6 __________________________
637  56.9 ____________________________
638  83.1 __________________________________________
639  87.7 ____________________________________________
640  92.7 ______________________________________________
641 100.0 __________________________________________________
642  82.7 _________________________________________
643  65.4 _________________________________
644  59.6 ______________________________
645  21.7 ___________
646  27.4 ______________
647   3.9 __
648   5.6 ___
649   0.7 
650   0.2 
651   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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R.W.G. Wyckoff, in Crystal Structures, volume 1, Interscience, John Wiley & Sons, 1963.
A.R.West in Basic solid state chemistry Chemistry, John Wiley & Sons, 1999.
A.F. Wells in Structural inorganic chemistry, 4th edition, Oxford, UK, 1975.
J.D.H. Donnay, (ed.) in Crystal data determinative tables, ACA monograph number 5, American Crystallographic Association, USA, 1963.
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J.W. Mellor in A comprehensive treatise on inorganic and theoretical chemistry, volumes 1-16, Longmans, London, UK, 1922-1937.
J.E. Macintyre (ed.) in Dictionary of inorganic compounds, volumes 1-3, Chapman & Hall, London, UK, 1992.