Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl ruthenium dichloride dimer

Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl ruthenium dichloride dimer
Names
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)
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
  • InChI=1S/2C10H15.4ClH.2Ru/c2*1-6-7(2)9(4)10(5)8(6)3;;;;;;/h2*1-5H3;4*1H;;/q;;;;;;2*+2/p-4
    Key: VDXZXHGAMPUNED-UHFFFAOYSA-J
  • monomer: InChI=1S/C10H15.2ClH.Ru/c1-7-6-10(4,5)9(3)8(7)2;;;/h1-5H3;2*1H;/q-1;;;+2/p-2
    Key: CHSNJSBMXZWKQT-UHFFFAOYSA-L
  • CC1=C([C](C(=C1C)C)C)C.CC1=C([C](C(=C1C)C)C)C.[Cl-].[Cl-].[Cl-].[Cl-].[Ru+2].[Ru+2]
  • monomer: CC1=[C-]C(C(=C1C)C)(C)C.Cl[Ru]Cl
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).
Infobox references

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.