Ruthenium - 44Ru: compounds information
This section lists some binary compounds with halogens (known as halides), oxygen (known as oxides), hydrogen (known as hydrides), and some other compounds of ruthenium. For each compound, a formal oxidation number for ruthenium is given, but the usefulness of this number is limited for p-block elements in particular. Based upon that oxidation number, an electronic configuration is also given but note that for more exotic compounds you should view this as a guide only.
In compounds of ruthenium (where known), the most common oxidation numbers of ruthenium are: 4, and 3.
Hydrides
The term hydride is used to indicate compounds of the type MxHy and not necessarily to indicate that any compounds listed behave as hydrides chemically.
- none listed
Fluorides
- Ruthenium trifluoride: RuF3
- Ruthenium hexafluoride: RuF6
- Ruthenium tetrafluoride: RuF4
- Tetraruthenium_eicosafluoride: [RuF5]4
Chlorides
- Ruthenium dichloride: RuCl2
- Ruthenium trichloride: RuCl3
Bromides
- Ruthenium tribromide: RuBr3
Iodides
- Ruthenium diiodide: RuI2
- Ruthenium triiodide: RuI3
Oxides
- Ruthenium dioxide: RuO2
- Ruthenium tetraoxide: RuO4
Sulfides
- Ruthenium disulphide: RuS2
Selenides
- Ruthenium diselenide: RuSe2
Tellurides
- Ruthenium ditelluride: RuTe2
Nitrides
- none listed
Carbonyls
- Ruthenium pentacarbonyl: Ru(CO)5
- Diruthenium nonacarbonyl: Ru2(CO)9
- Triruthenium dodecacarbonyl: Ru3(CO)12
Complexes
- Potassium perruthenate: KRuO4
- Tricarbonyldichlororuthenium(II) dimer: [RuCl2(CO)3]2
- Dipotassium hexachlororuthenate: K2[RuCl6]
- Hexaammine ruthenium trichloride: [Ru(NH3)6]Cl3
- Diammonium hexachlororuthenate: (NH4)2[RuCl6]
- Tetrapotassium ruthenium hexacyanide trihydrate: K4[Ru(CN)6].3H2O
- Dipotassium aquopentachlororuthenate: K2[RuCl5(OH2)]
- Pentaammine chloro ruthenium dichloride: [RuCl(NH3)5]Cl2
- Diammonium aquopentachlororuthenate: (NH4)2[RuCl5(OH2)]
- Tris(2,2'-bipyridyl)ruthenium dichloride: [Ru(C10H8N2)3]Cl2.6H2O
- Ruthenium trisacetylacetonate: RuAcac3
- Bis(cyclopentadienyl)ruthenium: Ru(C5H5)2
- Carbonyldihydridotris(triphenylphosphine)ruthenium: RuH2(CO)(PPh3)3
- Pentamethylruthenocene: Ru(C5Me5)2