Dodeca…, whadda call me?

Time to make some Ru3(CO)12, aka triruthenium dodecacarbonyl.

Prep from Lavigne, Chem. Comm., 2003, 1578-1579

RuCl3xH2O

Some CO, heat, time. Lovely orange solid 

Ru3(CO)12 before filtration

And H2O and CH3OH wash, filter, dry. Beautiful!