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Tris(2,2'-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II) chloride hexahydrate

CAS No.
50525-27-4
Chemical Name:
Tris(2,2'-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II) chloride hexahydrate
Synonyms
Ru(bpy)3Cl2;Ru(BPY)3;Ru(bpy)3(Cl)2·6H2O;Tris(2,2;Tris(2,2'-bipyridyL;Ru(bpy)3Cl2 Hexahydrate;ororuthenium(II) hexahydrate;tris(2,2’-bipyridyl)ruthenium;Dichlorotris(2,2'-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II);Ruthenium-tris(2,2′-bipyridyl) dichloride
CBNumber:
CB7101742
Molecular Formula:
C30H26ClN6ORu+
Molecular Weight:
623.1
MDL Number:
MFCD00149670
MOL File:
50525-27-4.mol
MSDS File:
SDS
TDS File:
TDS
Last updated:2026-09-12 18:54:26

Tris(2,2'-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II) chloride hexahydrate Properties

Melting point >300 °C(lit.)
storage temp. Keep in dark place,Sealed in dry,Room Temperature
solubility DMSO (Slightly), Methanol (Slightly)
form powder
color Red-orange to red
Water Solubility Soluble in water.
Stability Stable, but may discolour upon exposure to light. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.
InChI InChI=1S/3C10H8N2.ClH.H2O.Ru/c3*1-3-7-11-9(5-1)10-6-2-4-8-12-10;;;/h3*1-8H;1H;1H2;/q;;;;;+2/p-1
InChIKey VCIOOYXESNFDKX-UHFFFAOYSA-M
SMILES [Ru+2]123(N4=CC=CC=C4C4=CC=CC=N14)(N1=CC=CC=C1C1=CC=CC=N21)N1=CC=CC=C1C1=CC=CC=N31.[Cl-].O
CAS DataBase Reference 50525-27-4(CAS DataBase Reference)
UNSPSC Code 12352103
NACRES NA.23

SAFETY

Risk and Safety Statements

Symbol(GHS)  Exclamation Mark (GHS07)
GHS07
Signal word  Warning
Hazard statements  H315-H319
Precautionary statements  P264-P280a-P305+P351+P338-P321-P332+P313-P337+P313
PPE Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)
Risk Statements  36/38
Safety Statements  22-24/25
WGK Germany  3
RTECS  VM2730000
8-10
TSCA  Yes
HS Code  28439000
Storage Class 11 - Combustible Solids
NFPA 704
0
1 0

Tris(2,2'-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II) chloride hexahydrate price More Price(61)

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Tris(2,2'-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II) chloride hexahydrate Chemical Properties, Uses, Production

Uses

Tris (2,2’-bipyridyl) dichlororuthenium hexahydrate (RTDP, Ru (BPY) 3) is an oxygen-sensitive fluorescent stain. It can be used to measure the oxygen concentration of microfluidic chips. 
Tris(2,2'-bipyridine)dichlororuthenium(II) hexahydrate is a catalyst used in light-induced redox reactions, and is an important catalyst in studies towards photochemical water splitting. This product is widely applied in fields of photoelectrical chemical components, photovoltaic cells, smart biosensors.

Chemical Properties

red to orange powder or crystals

Uses

suzuki reaction

Uses

Tris(2,2'-bipyridine)dichlororuthenium(II) hexahydrate is a catalyst used in light-induced redox reactions. It is an important catalyst in studies towards photochemical water splitting. This product can be used as a catalyst in pharmaceutical research. It is widely applied in fields of photoelectrical chemical components, photovoltaic cells, smart biosensors.

General Description

Tris(2,2′-bipyridyl)dichlororuthenium(II) hexahydrate is a metal complex and is used as an luminescent dye. The metal complex in its ground state can be excited by visible light which leads to the formation of a spin-allowed excited state. This excited state undergoes radiationless deactivation very quickly to form spin-forbidden, long-lived luminescent excited state. It is used widely in electroluminescent devices.

reaction suitability

core: ruthenium
reaction type: Photocatalysis
reagent type: catalyst

Synthesis

Dried RuCl3 (200 mg, 0.964 mmol) and 2,2-bipyridine (452 mg, 2.89 mmol) were dissolved in H2O (20 mL). Saturated naapo2h2 (2 ml) was added to the mixture. The resulting mixture was heated to reflux for 30 min. The reaction mixture was filtered. Potassium chloride (6.3 g, 84.5 mmol) was added to the filtrate. The mixture was heated to boiling. The reaction mixture was allowed to cool to room temperature. The crystals obtained were collected by filtration. The mixture was washed with cold acetone and recrystallized from water to give tris(bipyridyl)ruthenium(II) chloride.

Purification Methods

Recrystallise it from water, then from MeOH [Ikezawa et al. J Am Chem Soc 108 1589 1986].

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