Tungsten(VI) oxytetrachloride
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Tungsten(IV) chloride oxide
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WOCl4 | |
Molar mass | 341.651 g/mol |
Appearance | red crystals |
Density | 11.92 g/cm3 |
Melting point | 211 °C (412 °F; 484 K) |
Boiling point | 227.55 °C (441.59 °F; 500.70 K) |
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Solubility | soluble in benzene and CS2 |
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H315, H319, H335 | |
P261, P264, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P403+P233, P405, P501 | |
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Other anions
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Tungsten(VI) oxytetrafluoride Tungsten(VI) oxytetrabromide |
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Tungsten(VI) oxytetrachloride is the inorganic compound with the formula WOCl4. This diamagnetic solid is used to prepare other complexes of tungsten. The yellow-green compound is soluble in nonpolar solvents but it reacts with alcohols and water and forms adducts with Lewis bases.
Structure[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/WOCl4crystal.png/250px-WOCl4crystal.png)
Structure of solid WOCl4, illustrating its polymeric structure with short W≡O and weak W---O bonds in the chains. Color code: O = red.
The solid consists of weakly associated square pyramidal monomers.[2] The compound is classified as an oxyhalide.
Synthesis and reactions[]
WOCl4 is prepared from tungsten trioxide:[3]
WOCl4 is Lewis acidic. It is a precursor to catalysts used for polymerization of alkynes.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Tungsten tetrachloride oxide". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ Hess, H.; Hartung, H. (1966). "Die Kristallstruktur von Wolframoxidchlorid WOCl4 und Wolframoxidbromid WOBr4". Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 34 (3–4): 157–166. doi:10.1002/zaac.19663440306.
- ^ Nielson, A. J. (1985). "Tungsten and Molybdenum Tetrachloride Oxides". Inorganic Syntheses. Inorg. Synth. Inorganic Syntheses. 23. pp. 195–198. doi:10.1002/9780470132548.ch41. ISBN 9780470132548.
- ^ Hayano, S.; Masuda, T. (1999). "Living Polymerization of [o-(Trifluoromethyl)phenyl]acetylene by WOCl4-Based Catalysts such as WOCl4-n-Bu4Sn-t-BuOH (1:1:1)". Macromolecules. 32: 7344–7348. doi:10.1002/zaac.19663440306.
Categories:
- Chlorides
- Metal halides
- Oxohalides
- Tungsten compounds
- Inorganic compound stubs