AMMONIUM HEXACHLORORUTHENATE(IV) Chemical Properties

storage temp. 

under inert gas (nitrogen or Argon) at 2-8°C

form 

Powder

color 

Red-brown

Water Solubility 

Soluble in water.

Sensitive 

Hygroscopic

Stability:

hygroscopic

CAS DataBase Reference

18746-63-9(CAS DataBase Reference)

EPA Substance Registry System

Ruthenate(2-), hexachloro-, diammonium, (OC-6-11)- (18746-63-9)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

T

Risk Statements 

23/24/25

Safety Statements 

26-28-36/37/39-45

RIDADR 

UN 3288 6.1/PG 3

WGK Germany 

3

TSCA 

Yes

HazardClass 

6.1(b)

PackingGroup 

III

MSDS

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AMMONIUM HEXACHLORORUTHENATE(IV) Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

DARK BROWN POWDER

Uses

Ammonium hexachlororuthenate(IV)?is used in laboratory chemicals and manufacture of other substances. Ammonium hexachlororuthenate (ACR) is a salt precipitated during a substitution reaction between ammonium and ruthenate dissolved in a strong hydrochloric acid medium. This precipitation reaction is used within the platinum industry as a means of recovering and purifying ruthenium.

Definition

ChEBI: Ammonium hexachlororuthenate is a salt comprising separate ammonium cations and octahedral [RuCl6](2-) anions. It contains a hexachlororuthenate(2-).

AMMONIUM HEXACHLORORUTHENATE(IV)(18746-63-9)Related Product Information

• Ruthenium
• Ammonium chloride
• Ammonium chlororuthenite(IV) monohydrate
• Ruthenium(III) chloride
• AMMONIUM AQUOPENTACHLORORUTHENATE(III)
• AMMONIUM RUTHENIUM CHLORIDE
• ruthenium tetrachloride
• AMMONIUM HEXACHLORORUTHENATE(IV)