A New Form of Ruthenium Tetracarbonyl.

Abstract

Irradiation of concentrated solutions of triruthenium dodecacarbonyl (III) in tetrahydrofuran and hydrocarbon solvents under one atmosphere carbon monoxide yields a purple-red compound, IV. Elemental analyses are consistent with IV having the stoichiometry Ru(CO)4, while the very low volatility and solubility in organic solvents suggest that IV has a high molecular weight. Reactions of IV with carbon monoxide, hydrogen, bromine, iodine and carbon tetrachloride essentially duplicate the corresponding reactions of (III), suggesting that the two compounds are isomeric, but reactions of IV with tertiary phosphines yield mononuclea rather than cluster ruthenium compounds. It is there fore proposed that IV has a rather novel, possibly cyclic, structure consisting of (Ru(CO)4)N chains.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA168122

Entities

People

  • Michael C. Baird
  • W. R. Hastings

Organizations

  • Queen's University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alkanes
  • Carbon Monoxide
  • Carbon Tetrachloride
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Chlorides
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Diffraction
  • Hydrocarbons
  • Hydrogen
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Materials
  • Metals
  • Molecular Weight
  • Ruthenium
  • Spectra
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

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