Diruthenium phosphide

Diruthenium phosphide

Identifiers
CAS Number	11075-05-1  Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
InChI InChI=1S/P.2Ru Key: DJSOWEIVMAFVIP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES [P].[Ru].[Ru]
Properties
Chemical formula	PRu2
Molar mass	233.11 g·mol−1
Appearance	crystals
Solubility in water	insoluble
Related compounds
Related compounds	Molybdenum monophosphide, Molybdenum diphosphide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Diruthenium phosphide is a binary inorganic compound of ruthenium metal and phosphorus with the chemical formula Ru₂P. ^[1]

Preparation

Diruthenium phosphide can be prepared by heating both elements in vacuum at above 1000 °C: ^{[2] [3]}

8 Ru + P₄ → 4Ru₂P

Properties

Diruthenium phosphide forms crystals of rhombic crystal system; the structure of the lead dichloride type.

Uses

Diruthenium phosphide can be used as a catalyst. ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. Macintyre, Jane E. (5 December 1996). Dictionary of Inorganic Compounds, Supplement 4. CRC Press. p. 496. ISBN   978-0-412-75020-5 . Retrieved 11 March 2024.
2. Macintyre, Jane E. (15 July 1993). Dictionary of Inorganic Compounds, Supplement 1. CRC Press. p. 328. ISBN   978-0-412-49090-3 . Retrieved 11 March 2024.
3. Teller, Hanan; Krichevski, Olga; Gur, Meital; Gedanken, Aharon; Schechter, Alex (2 July 2015). "Ruthenium Phosphide Synthesis and Electroactivity toward Oxygen Reduction in Acid Solutions". ACS Catalysis . 5 (7): 4260–4267. doi:10.1021/acscatal.5b00880. ISSN   2155-5435 . Retrieved 11 March 2024.
4. Acres, Gary J. K.; Swars, Kurt (29 June 2013). Pt Platinum: Supplement Volume A 1 Technology of Platinum-Group Metals. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 242. ISBN   978-3-662-10278-7 . Retrieved 11 March 2024.
5. Liu, Tingting; Wang, Jianmei; Zhong, Changyin; Lu, Shiyu; Yang, Wenrong; Liu, Jian; Hu, Weihua; Li, Chang Ming (12 June 2019). "Benchmarking Three Ruthenium Phosphide Phases for Electrocatalysis of the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction: Experimental and Theoretical Insights". Chemistry – A European Journal . 25 (33): 7826–7830. doi:10.1002/chem.201901215. ISSN   0947-6539. PMID   30990231. S2CID   116863114 . Retrieved 11 March 2024.