Chemicals and Drugs

Ruthenium

A hard, brittle, grayish-white rare earth metal with an atomic symbol Ru, atomic number 44, and atomic weight 101.07. It is used as a catalyst and hardener for PLATINUM and PALLADIUM.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

A hard, brittle, grayish-white rare earth metal with an atomic symbol Ru, atomic number 44, and atomic weight 101.07. It is used as a catalyst and hardener for PLATINUM and PALLADIUM.

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
Ru
Molecular Weight
101.1 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
7440-18-8
IUPAC Name
ruthenium
InChIKey
KJTLSVCANCCWHF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
[Ru]
MeSH Unique ID
D012428
Source
PubChem CID 23950

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24 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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  1. D01w.268w.556w.805w
  2. D01w.268w.956w.812w
  3. D01w.552w.544w.805w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Ruthenium. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012428. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012428
  2. Ruthenium. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruthenium
  3. Ruthenium. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1086
  4. Ruthenium. In: PubChem Compound. CID 23950. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/23950