Ruthenium(III) fluoride

Ruthenium(III) fluoride

Identifiers
CAS Number	51621-05-7  Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	57450713
PubChem CID	12011490
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID50475784
InChI InChI=1S/3FH.Ru/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3 Key: YRQNNUGOBNRKKW-UHFFFAOYSA-K
SMILES F[Ru](F)F
Properties
Chemical formula	F3Ru
Molar mass	158.07 g·mol−1
Appearance	dark brown solid [1]
Density	5,36 g·cm−3 [2]
Melting point	600 °C [2]
Solubility in water	insoluble [1]
Related compounds
Other anions	Ruthenium(III) chloride Ruthenium(III) bromide Ruthenium(III) iodide
Other cations	Rhodium(III) fluoride
Related compounds	Ruthenium(IV) fluoride Ruthenium(V) fluoride Ruthenium(VI) fluoride
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Ruthenium(III) fluoride is a fluoride of ruthenium, with the chemical formula of RuF₃.

Preparation

Ruthenium(III) fluoride can be obtained from the reduction of ruthenium(V) fluoride by iodine at 250 °C: ^{[3] [4]}

5 RuF₅ + I₂ → 5 RuF₃ + 2 IF₅

Properties

Ruthenium(III) fluoride is a dark brown solid that is insoluble in water. It has a space group of R3c (No. 167). ^{[1] [5]}

References

1. R. Blachnik (2013), Taschenbuch für Chemiker und Physiker Band 3: Elemente, anorganische Verbindungen und Materialien, Minerale (in German), Springer-Verlag, p. 700, ISBN   978-3-642-58842-6
2. William M. Haynes (2014), CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (in German), CRC Press, p. 86, ISBN   978-1-4822-0868-9
3. A. F. Holleman (2019), Lehrbuch der anorganischen Chemie (in German), Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG, p. 1418, ISBN   978-3-11-083817-6
4. E.A. Seddon, K.R. Seddon (2013), The Chemistry of Ruthenium (in German), Elsevier, p. 155, ISBN   978-1-4832-8990-8
5. M. A. Hepworth, K. H. Jack u. a.: The crystal structures of the trifluorides of iron, cobalt, ruthenium, rhodium, palladium and iridium. In: Acta Crystallographica. 10, 1957, S. 63, doi : 10.1107/S0365110X57000158.