Triruthenium dodecacarbonyl
| Triruthenium dodecacarbonyl | |
|---|---|
| Triruthenium dodecacarbonyl | |
| General | |
| Systematic name | Triruthenium dodecarbonyl |
| Other names | Ruthenium carbonyl |
| Molecular formula | C12O12Ru3 |
| SMILES | ? |
| Molar mass | 639.33 g/mol |
| Appearance | yellow solid |
| CAS number | [15243-33-1] |
| Properties | |
| Density and phase | 2.48 g/cm3 |
| Solubility in water | insoluble |
| Other solvents | organic solvents |
| Melting point | 224 °C |
| Boiling point | sublimes in vacuum |
| Structure | |
| Molecular structure | D3h cluster |
| Crystal structure | |
| Dipole moment | 0 D |
| Hazards | |
| MSDS | External MSDS |
| Main hazards | CO source |
| NFPA 704 | |
| R/S statement | R: 11-20 S: none |
| Supplementary data page | |
| Structure and properties |
n, εr, etc. |
| Thermodynamic data |
Phase behaviour Solid, liquid, gas |
| Spectral data | IR 2061, 2031, 2011 cm-1 (hexane solution) |
| Related compounds | |
| Related compounds | Fe3(CO)12 Os3(CO)12 |
| Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) Infobox disclaimer and references | |
Triruthenium dodecarbonyl is the chemical compound with the formula Ru3(CO)12. This orange-colored metal carbonyl cluster is an important precursor to organo-ruthenium compounds.
Structure and synthesis
The cluster has D3h symmetry, consisting of an equilateral triangle of Ru atoms, each of which bears two axial and two equatorial CO ligands.[1] Os3(CO)12 has the same structure, whereas Fe3(CO)12 is different, with two bridging CO ligands, resulting in C2v symmetry.
Ru3(CO)12 is prepared by heating a methanol solution of ruthenium trichloride under a high pressure of carbon monoxide at 250 °C.[2] The stoichiometry of the reaction is uncertain, one possibility being the following:
- 6 RuCl3 + 33 CO → 2 Ru3(CO)12 + 9 COCl2
Reactions
The chemical properties of Ru3(CO)12 have been well developed and this species can be converted to hundreds of derivatives.
High pressures of CO convert the cluster to the monomeric pentacarbonyl, that reverts back to the parent cluster upon standing.
- Ru3(CO)12 + 3 CO → 3 Ru(CO)5 Keq = 3.3 x 10-7 mol dm–3 at room temperature
The instability of Ru(CO)5 contrasts sharply with the robustness of the corresponding Fe(CO)5. The condensation of Ru(CO)5 into Ru3(CO)12 proceeds via initial, rate-limiting loss of CO to give the unstable, coordinatively unsaturated species Ru(CO)4. This tetracarbonyl binds Ru(CO)5, initiating the condensation.[3]
Upon warming under a pressure of hydrogen, Ru3(CO)12 converts to the tetrahedral cluster H4Ru4(CO)12.[4] Ru3(CO)12 undergoes substitution reactions with Lewis bases:
- Ru3(CO)12 + n L → Ru3(CO)12-nLn + n CO
where L is a tertiary phosphine or an isonitrile.
Ru-carbido clusters
At high temperatures, Ru3(CO)12 converts to a series of clusters that contain interstitial carbido ligands. These include Ru6C(CO)17 and Ru5C(CO)15. Anionic carbido clusters are also known, including Ru5C(CO)142- and the bioctahedral cluster [Ru10C2(CO)24]2-.[5]
References
- ^ Slebodnick, C.; Zhao, J.; Angel, R.; Hanson, B. E.; Song, Y.; Liu, Z.; Hemley, R. J., "High Pressure Study of Ru3(CO)12 by X-ray Diffraction, Raman, and Infrared Spectroscopy", Inorg Chem., 2004, 43, 5245-52.
- ^ Bruce, M. I.; Jensen, C. M.; Jones, N. L. “Dodecacarbonyltriruthenium, Ru3(CO)12” Inorganic Syntheses, 1989, volume 26, pages 259-61. ISBN 0-471-50485-8.
- ^ Hastings, W. R.; Roussel, M. R.; Baird, M. C. “Mechanism of the conversion of [Ru(CO)5] into [Ru3(CO)12]” Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, 1990, pages 203-205. DOI: 10.1039/DT9900000203
- ^ Bruce, M. I.; Williams, M. L. “Dodecacarbonyl(tretrahydrido)tetraruthenium, Ru4(μ-H)4(CO)12” Inorganic Syntheses, 1989, volume 26, pages 262-63. ISBN 0-471-50485-8.
- ^ Nicholls, J. N.; Vargas, M. D. “Carbido-Carbonyl Ruthenium Cluster Complexes” Inorganic Syntheses, 1989, volume 26, pages 280-85. ISBN 0-471-50485-8ISBN.