Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl ruthenium dichloride dimer
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| IUPAC name
Di-μ-chlorido-bis[chlorido(pentamethyl-η5-cyclopentadienyl)ruthenium(III)] | |
| Other names
Di-μ-chloro-bis[chloro(pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)ruthenium(III)] Dichloro(pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)ruthenium(III) | |
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| Properties | |
| C20H30Cl4Ru2 | |
| Appearance | brown solid |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl ruthenium dichloride is an organoruthenium chemistry with the formula [(C5(CH3)5)RuCl2]2, commonly abbreviated [Cp*RuCl2]2. This brown paramagnetic solid is a reagent in organometallic chemistry. It is an unusual example of a compound that exists as isomers that differ in the intermetallic separation, a difference that is manifested in a number of physical properties.