Ruthenium complexes

Johnson Matthey offers a selection of ruthenium complexes and Ru catalyst products for a variety of applications. JM’s ruthenium complexes can be combined with ligands such as phosphines, PNN and SNS pincer ligands to create catalysts for asymmetric and transfer hydrogenation reactions.  

JM’s homogeneous ruthenium portfolio also includes catalysts for hydroformylation, electrochemistry, photocatalysis, polymerization reactions and more. 

Ruthenium complex options

RuClH(CO)(PPh₃)₃
Product number: Ru-42
CAS number: 16971–33–8
Mol weight: 952.41
Reaction type: precursor, hydroformylation, hydrosilylation
Ru(acac)₃
Product number: Ru-70
CAS number: 14284–93–6
Mol weight: 398.4
Reaction type: precursor, electrochemistry
[RuCl₂(C₁₀H₁₄)]₂
Product number: Ru-120
CAS number: 52462–29–0
Mol weight: 612.39
Reaction type: precursor, asymmetric hydrogenation, transfer hydrogenation
[Rul₂(C₁₀H₁₄)]₂
Product number: Ru-121
CAS number: 90614-07-6
Mol weight: 978.2
Reaction type: precursor, asymmetric hydrogenation, transfer hydrogenation
[RuCl₂(mesitylene)]₂
Product number: Ru-122
CAS number: 52462-31-4
Mol weight: 584.34
Reaction type: precursor, asymmetric hydrogenation, transfer hydrogenation
[RuCl₂(Benzene)]₂
Product number: Ru-123
CAS number: 37366-09-9
Mol weight: 500.18
Reaction type: precursor, asymmetric hydrogenation, transfer hydrogenation
(RuCl₂Cp*)n
Product number: Ru-132
CAS number: 96503-27-4
Mol weight: 307.2
Reaction type: cycloaddition, polymerization
RuClCp*(PPh₃)₂
Product number: Ru-135
CAS number: 92361-49-4
Mol weight: 796.33
Reaction type: cycloaddition, polymerization
[(S)-Binap RuCl p-cymene]Cl
Product number: Ru-137
CAS number: 130004-33-0
Mol weight: 928.88
Reaction type: asymmetric hydrogenation
[(R)-Binap RuCl p-cymene]Cl
Product number: Ru-138
CAS number: 145926-28-9
Mol weight: 928.88
Reaction type: asymmetric hydrogenation
[Ru(bpy)₃][Cl]₂·6H₂O
Product number: Ru-139
CAS number: 50525-27-4
Mol weight: 748.62 (hexahydrate)
Reaction type: photocatalysis
[Ru(bpy)₃][PF6]₂
Product number: Ru-140
CAS number: 60804-74-2
Mol weight: 859.55
Reaction type: photocatalysis

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