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Pentaamine(dinitrogen)ruthenium(II) chloride
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<p>Pentaamine(nitrogen)ruthenium(II) chloride is an <a href="/facts/Inorganic_compound/TfFfzxSz">inorganic compound</a> with the formula [Ru(NH3)5(N2)]Cl2. It is a nearly white solid, but its solutions are yellow. The cationic complex is of historic significance as the first compound with N2 bound to a metal center. [Ru(NH3)5(N2)]2+ adopts an <a href="/facts/Octahedral_molecular_geometry/bNXLVvks">octahedral structure</a> with C4v symmetry. </p>