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dark green solid

ChEBI: A quaternary ammonium salt having tetrapropylammonium as the cation and perruthenate as the anion.

It is a strong oxidant and may explode on heating. It can be washed with aqueous n-propanol, then H2O and dried over KOH in a vacuum. It is stable at room temperature but best stored in a refrigerator. It is soluble in CH2Cl2 and MeCN. [Dengel et al. Transition Met Chem 10 98 1985, Griffith et al. J Chem Soc, Chem Commun 1625 1987.] § Polymer supported reagent is available commercially.