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Ruthenium

44
Ru
101.07(2)
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Compounds of ruthenium:

ruthenium (III) bromide

  • Formula as commonly written: RuBr3
  • Hill system formula: Br3Ru1
  • CAS registry number: [14014-88-1]
  • Formula weight: 340.782
  • Class: bromide

Synonyms

  • ruthenium (III) bromide
  • ruthenium bromide
  • ruthenium tribromide

Physical properties

  • Colour: dark brown to black
  • Appearance: crystalline solid
  • Melting point: >400°C; 500°C (decomposes)
  • Boiling point:
  • Density: 5300 kg m-3

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Element analysis and oxidation numbers

For each compound, and where possible, a formal oxidation number for each element is given, but the usefulness of this number is limited, especially so for p-block elements in particular. Based upon that oxidation number, an electronic configuration is also given but note that for more exotic compounds you should view this as a guide only.
Element % Formal oxidation state Formal electronic configuration
Br 70.34 -1 [Ar].3d10.4s2.4p6
Ru 29.66 3 [Kr].4d5

Synthesis

Not available

Solid state structure

  • Geometry of ruthenium:
  • Prototypical structure:

Crystal structure of ruthenium (III) bromide

Isotope pattern

What follows is the calculated isotope pattern for the RuBr3 unit with the most intense ion set to 100%.

Formula: Ru1Br3

mass  %
333   3.5 __
334 0.0
335 11.5 ______
336 8.1 ____
337 21.7 ___________
338 34.7 _________________
339 50.5 _________________________
340 55.0 ____________________________
341 95.2 ________________________________________________
342 38.5 ___________________
343 100.0 __________________________________________________
344 10.0 _____
345 52.7 __________________________
346 0.0
347 11.0 ______

References

The data on these compounds pages are assembled and adapted from the primary literature and several other sources including the following.

  • R.T. Sanderson in Chemical Periodicity, Reinhold, New York, USA, 1960.
  • N.N. Greenwood and A. Earnshaw in Chemistry of the Elements, 2nd edition, Butterworth, UK, 1997.
  • F.A. Cotton, G. Wilkinson, C.A. Murillo, and M. Bochmann, in Advanced Inorganic Chemistry, John Wiley & Sons, 1999.
  • A.F. Trotman-Dickenson, (ed.) in Comprehensive Inorganic Chemistry, Pergamon, Oxford, UK, 1973.
  • R.W.G. Wyckoff, in Crystal Structures, volume 1, Interscience, John Wiley & Sons, 1963.
  • A.R.West in Basic solid state chemistry Chemistry, John Wiley & Sons, 1999.
  • A.F. Wells in Structural inorganic chemistry, 4th edition, Oxford, UK, 1975.
  • J.D.H. Donnay, (ed.) in Crystal data determinative tables, ACA monograph number 5, American Crystallographic Association, USA, 1963.
  • D.R. Lide, (ed.) in Chemical Rubber Company handbook of chemistry and physics, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, USA, 77th edition, 1996.
  • J.W. Mellor in A comprehensive treatise on inorganic and theoretical chemistry, volumes 1-16, Longmans, London, UK, 1922-1937.
  • J.E. Macintyre (ed.) in Dictionary of inorganic compounds, volumes 1-3, Chapman & Hall, London, UK, 1992.
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