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Potassium hexacyanoruthenate(II) hydrate

Synonym(s):

Tetrapotassium ruthenium(2+) hexacyanide hydrate

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Linear Formula:
K4Ru(CN)6·xH2O
CAS Number:
339268-21-2
Molecular Weight:
413.57 (anhydrous basis)
MDL number:
MFCD00150398
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
24863548
NACRES:
NA.23

form

powder

Quality Level

200

SMILES string

O.[K+].[K+].[K+].[K+].N#C[Ru-3](C#N)(C#N)(C#N)(C#N)C#N

InChI

1S/6CN.4K.H2O.Ru/c6*1-2;;;;;;/h;;;;;;;;;;1H2;/q;;;;;;4*+1;;-3

InChI key

FUVXNNWKCOQHNS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Potassium hexacyanoruthenate(II) hydrate is a crystalline solid commonly used as a source of ruthenium for electroplating applications, as a catalyst in organic synthesis, and as a dye in the textile industry.

Application

Potassium hexacyanoruthenate(II) hydrate can be used as a precursor to synthesize cyano-bridged catalysts for the hydrolysis of p-nitrophenyl phosphate and solar fuel production. It can also be used as a starting material to synthesize ruthenium purple (RP) films on transmissive tin-doped ITO substrates.

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Skull and crossbones
GHS06

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

6.1B - Non-combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Natalia Levin et al.
Inorganic chemistry, 59(12), 8272-8283 (2020-05-12)
Ruthenium 4d-to-2p X-ray emission spectroscopy (XES) was systematically explored for a series of Ru2+ and Ru3+ species. Complementary density functional theory calculations were utilized to allow for a detailed assignment of the experimental spectra. The studied complexes have a range

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