Ruthenium(IV) oxide

Ruthenium(IV) oxide
Names
IUPAC name
Ruthenium(IV) oxide
Other names
Ruthenium dioxide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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EC Number
  • 234-840-6
  • InChI=1S/2O.Ru
  • O=[Ru]=O
Properties
RuO2
Molar mass 133.0688 g/mol
Appearance blue-black solid
Density 6.97 g/cm3
Boiling point 1,200 °C (2,190 °F; 1,470 K) sublimates
insoluble
+162.0·10−6 cm3/mol
Structure
Rutile (tetragonal), tP6
P42/mnm, No. 136
Octahedral (RuIV); trigonal planar (O2−)
Hazards
Flash point Non-flammable
Related compounds
Other anions
Ruthenium disulfide
Other cations
Osmium(IV) oxide
Ruthenium tetroxide
Supplementary data page
Ruthenium(IV) oxide (data page)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Ruthenium(IV) oxide is the inorganic compound with the formula RuO2. This black solid is the most common oxide of ruthenium. It is widely used as an electrocatalyst for producing chlorine, chlorine oxides, and O2.[1] Like many dioxides, RuO2 adopts the rutile structure.[2][3]

  1. ^ Mills, Andrew (1989). "Heterogeneous redox catalysts for oxygen and chlorine evolution". Chemical Society Reviews. 18. Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC): 285. doi:10.1039/cs9891800285. ISSN 0306-0012.
  2. ^ Wyckoff, R.W.G.. Crystal Structures, Vol. 1. Interscience, John Wiley & Sons: 1963.
  3. ^ Wells, A. F. (1975), Structural Inorganic Chemistry (4th ed.), Oxford: Clarendon Press

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