ruthenium(III) fluoride
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| StdInChI=1S/3FH.Ru/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3
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| SMILES=F[Ru](F)F
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| OtherAnions=Ruthenium(III) chloride
Ruthenium(III) bromide
Ruthenium(III) iodide
| OtherCations=Rhodium(III) fluoride
| OtherCompounds=Ruthenium(IV) fluoride
Ruthenium(V) fluoride
Ruthenium(VI) fluoride
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Ruthenium(III) fluoride is a fluoride of ruthenium, with the chemical formula of RuF3.
Preparation
Ruthenium(III) fluoride can be obtained from the reduction of ruthenium(V) fluoride by iodine at 250 °C:{{citation|surname1=A. F. Holleman|title=Lehrbuch der anorganischen Chemie|publisher=Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG|year=2019|at=p. 1418|isbn=978-3-11-083817-6|language=German|url={{Google books URL|1HeVDwAAQBAJ||page=1418}}
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:{{chem2 | 5 RuF5 + I2 -> 5 RuF3 + 2 IF5 }}
Properties
Ruthenium(III) fluoride is a dark brown solid that is insoluble in water. It has a space group of R{{overline|3}}c (No. 167).M. A. Hepworth, K. H. Jack u. a.: The crystal structures of the trifluorides of iron, cobalt, ruthenium, rhodium, palladium and iridium. In: Acta Crystallographica. 10, 1957, S. 63, {{doi|10.1107/S0365110X57000158}}.
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