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1-Hydroxytetraphenyl-cyclopentadienyl(tetraphenyl-2,4-cyclopentadien-1-one)-μ-hydrotetracarbonyldiruthenium(II)

98%

Synonym(s):

2,4-Cyclopentadien-1-one, 2,3,4,5-tetraphenyl-, ruthenium complex, Shvo’s Catalyst, Tetracarbonyl-μ-hydro[(1,2,3,4,5-H)-1-hydroxylato-2,3,4,5-tetraphenyl-2,4-cyclopentadien-1-yl][(1,2,3,4,5-H)-1-hydroxy-2,3,4,5-tetraphenyl-2,4-cyclopentadien-1-yl]diruthenium

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C62H42O6Ru2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
1085.13
UNSPSC Code:
12161600
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

assay

98%

form

solid

reaction suitability

core: ruthenium
reagent type: catalyst

mp

223-227 °C

SMILES string

[Ru][RuH].[C-]#[O+].[C-]#[O+].[C-]#[O+].[C-]#[O+].O[C]1[C]([C]([C]([C]1c2ccccc2)c3ccccc3)c4ccccc4)c5ccccc5.O=C6C(c7ccccc7)=C(c8ccccc8)C(c9ccccc9)=C6c%10ccccc%10

InChI

1S/C29H21O.C29H20O.4CO.2Ru.H/c2*30-29-27(23-17-9-3-10-18-23)25(21-13-5-1-6-14-21)26(22-15-7-2-8-16-22)28(29)24-19-11-4-12-20-24;4*1-2;;;/h1-20,30H;1-20H;;;;;;;

InChI key

PISMVXYUJBWZFB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

Has found numerous applications as a versatile catalyst in organic synthesis, including the reduction of aldehydes and ketones to alcohols, bimolecular disproportionation reaction of aldehydes to esters, isomerization of allylic alcohols and oxidation of alcohols.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable


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