(Cymene)ruthenium dichloride dimer
Product number: Ru-120
CAS number: 52462-29-0
(Cymene)ruthenium dichloride dimer (CAS 52462-29-0) is an air stable, widely employed ruthenium precursor for the formation of Ru(II) catalysts. It is soluble in organic solvents.
Application
(Cymene)ruthenium dichloride dimer is used to catalyse hydrogenation reactions such as asymmetric hydrogenation and transfer hydrogenation. It can also be used as a catalyst precursor for alkene (olefin) metathesis or as an isomerisation or hydrosilylation catalyst. It has been used to make photoactive complexes for dye sensitised solar cells by reaction with appropriate ligands.
Ruthenium content
31.2 – 33.7 % w/w
Colour
red/brown
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