Bis(2-methylallyl)(1,5-cyclooctadiene)ruthenium(II) is used as a catalyst and pharmaceutical intermediate. It is also used as a precatalysts for asymmetric and Cross-Coupling Catalysis reactions, and in organic chemical synthesis.

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