Perruthenate

Perruthenate
2-D skeletal version of the perruthenate anion
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/4O.Ru/q;;;-1;
    Key: FXKSCJURPAUPIZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • [O-][Ru](=O)(=O)=O
Properties
RuO4-
Molar mass 165.07 g·mol−1
Structure
Tetrahedral
Related compounds
Other cations
Tetrapropylammonium perruthenate N(C3H7)4RuO4
Related compounds
Ruthenium tetroxide RuO4
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Perruthenate is an oxyanion of ruthenium in its +7 oxidation state. It is a mild oxidising agent useful in organic synthesis.[1]

  1. ^ Ley, Steven V.; Norman, Joanne; Griffith, William P.; Marsden, Stephen P. (1994). "Tetrapropylammonium Perruthenate, Pr4N+RuO4 -, TPAP: A Catalytic Oxidant for Organic Synthesis". Synthesis. 1994 (7): 639–666. doi:10.1055/s-1994-25538.