Ruthenium(III) fluoride is a

fluoride Fluoride (). According to this source, is a possible pronunciation in British English. is an Inorganic chemistry, inorganic, Monatomic ion, monatomic Ion#Anions and cations, anion of fluorine, with the chemical formula (also written ), whose ...

ruthenium Ruthenium is a chemical element; it has symbol Ru and atomic number 44. It is a rare transition metal belonging to the platinum group of the periodic table. Like the other metals of the platinum group, ruthenium is unreactive to most chem ...

, with the

chemical formula A chemical formula is a way of presenting information about the chemical proportions of atoms that constitute a particular chemical compound or molecule, using chemical element symbols, numbers, and sometimes also other symbols, such as pare ...

of RuF₃.

Preparation

Ruthenium(III) fluoride can be obtained from the reduction of ruthenium(V) fluoride by

iodine Iodine is a chemical element; it has symbol I and atomic number 53. The heaviest of the stable halogens, it exists at standard conditions as a semi-lustrous, non-metallic solid that melts to form a deep violet liquid at , and boils to a vi ...

at 250 °C: :

Properties

Ruthenium(III) fluoride is a dark brown solid that is insoluble in water. It has a space group of Rc (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, .

References

{{Fluorides Fluorides Ruthenium(III) compounds