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Studies of Ruthenium(IV) and its Reduction Products in Perchlorate Solutions

Journal Article · · Journal of the American Chemical Society
OSTI ID:786311

Ion exchange and membrane studies of Ru(IV) in perchloric acid indicate that the charge per atom is +1, the charge per species is +4, and that Ru(IV) is tetrameric. Coulometric, cyclic voltametric and spectrophotometric studies indicate that tetrameric Ru(IV) can be reduced reversibly by two, one-electron processes to species with formal oxidation states of 3.75 and 3.5. Ru(3.5) is reduced reversibly to a transient species of Ru(III) which rapidly converts to a stable polymeric species of Ru(III) that can be reoxidized to Ru(IV) only irreversibly. Stable Ru(III) can be electrochemically reduced to Ru(II).

Research Organization:
Savannah River Site (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
US Department of Energy (US)
OSTI ID:
786311
Report Number(s):
DP-MS-68-69; Contract AT(07-2)-1
Journal Information:
Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal Name: Journal of the American Chemical Society; ISSN JACSAT; ISSN 0002-7863
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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