Dichloro(p-cymene)ruthenium(II) dimer  (Synonyms: Tetrachlorobis(mu-4-cymene)diruthenium(II))

Dichloro(p-cymene)ruthenium(II) dimer (Tetrachlorobis(mu-4-cymene)diruthenium(II)) is a ruthenium-based organometallic catalyst precursor, which is widely applied in the field of organic synthesis^[1][2].

Dichloro(p-cymene)ruthenium(II) dimer can be used in the research of metal-based anticancer agents^[1][2].

MedChemExpress (MCE) has not independently confirmed the accuracy of these methods. They are for reference only.

612.38

C₂₂H₃₄Cl₄Ru₂

52462-29-0

Solid

Orange to reddish brown

CC(C)C1=CC=C(C)C=C1.CC(C)C2=CC=C(C)C=C2.C[Ru](Cl[Ru]3(Cl)C)(Cl3)Cl

Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere.

4°C, protect from light, stored under nitrogen

*In solvent : -80°C, 6 months; -20°C, 1 month (protect from light, stored under nitrogen)

• [1]. Savić A, et al. Synthesis and in vitro anticancer activity of ruthenium-cymene complexes with cyclohexyl-functionalized ethylenediamine-N,N'-diacetate-type ligands. ChemMedChem. 2011 Oct 4;6(10):1884-91.  [Content Brief]

  [2]. Lalrempuia R, et al. Study of reactivity of p-cymene ruthenium (II) dimer towards diphenyl-2-pyridylphosphine: Synthesis, characterization and molecular structures of [(η6-p-cymene) RuCl2 (PPh2Py)] and [(η6-p-cymene) RuCl (PPh2Py)] BF4[J]. Journal of Chemical Sciences, 2004, 116(1): 21-27.