H413：May cause long lasting harmful effects to aquatic life
Precautionary statements
P273：Avoid release to the environment.
P501：Dispose of contents/container to..…
Description
Ruthenium tetroxide is an oxidizing agent similar to osmium tetroxide, but more difficult to handle. The solvents normally employed in OsO4 oxidations (ether, benzene, pyridine) cannot be used because of their violent reaction with RuO4. Only CCl4 is recommended.
