Chloro(cyclopentadienyl)bis(triphenylphosphine)ruthenium

CpRuCl(PPh3)2
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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  • InChI=1S/2C18H15P.C5H5.ClH.Ru/c2*1-4-10-16(11-5-1)19(17-12-6-2-7-13-17)18-14-8-3-9-15-18;1-2-4-5-3-1;;/h2*1-15H;1-3H,4H2;1H;/q;;-1;;+2/p-1 ☒N
    Key: WGQMSPWAXIDKEY-UHFFFAOYSA-M ☒N
  • InChI=1/2C18H15P.C5H5.ClH.Ru/c2*1-4-10-16(11-5-1)19(17-12-6-2-7-13-17)18-14-8-3-9-15-18;1-2-4-5-3-1;;/h2*1-15H;1-3H,4H2;1H;/q;;-1;;+2/p-1
    Key: WGQMSPWAXIDKEY-REWHXWOFAY
  • c1ccc(cc1)P(c2ccccc2)c3ccccc3.c1ccc(cc1)P(c2ccccc2)c3ccccc3.c1ccc[cH-1]1.[Cl-].[Ru+2]
Properties
C41H35ClP2Ru
Molar mass 726.19 g/mol
Appearance Orange solid
Melting point 135 °C (275 °F; 408 K)
Insoluble
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS07: Exclamation mark
Warning
H302, H312, H315, H319, H332, H335
P261, P264, P270, P271, P280, P301+P312, P302+P352, P304+P312, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P322, P330, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P363, P403+P233, P405, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Chloro(cyclopentadienyl)bis(triphenylphosphine)ruthenium is the organoruthenium half-sandwich compound with formula RuCl(PPh3)2(C5H5). It as an air-stable orange crystalline solid that is used in a variety of organometallic synthetic and catalytic transformations. The compound has idealized Cs symmetry. It is soluble in chloroform, dichloromethane, and acetone.