Tungsten(V) chloride
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tungsten pentachloride
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100.235.076 |
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| Properties | |
| W2Cl10 | |
| Molar mass | 361.1 g/mol |
| Appearance | black crystals hygroscopic
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| Density | 3.86 g/cm3 |
| Melting point | 248 °C (478 °F; 521 K) |
| Boiling point | 275.6 °C (528.1 °F; 548.8 K) |
| +387.0·10−6 cm3/mol | |
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| H302, H314 | |
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Related compounds
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Tungsten(IV) chloride Tungsten hexachloride |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Tungsten(V) chloride is an
Synthesis
The material is prepared by reduction of tungsten hexachloride. One method involves the use of tetrachloroethylene as the reductant[2]
- 2 WCl6 + C2Cl4 → W2Cl10 + C2Cl6
The blue green solid is volatile under vacuum and slightly soluble in nonpolar solvents. The compound is
When the same reduction is conducted in the presence of tetraphenylarsonium chloride, one obtains instead the hexachlorotungstate(V) salt:[3]
- 2 WCl6 + Cl2C=CCl2 + 2 (C6H5)4AsCl → 2 (C6H5)4As[WCl6] + Cl3C−CCl3
Structure
The compound exists as a dimer, with a pair of octahedral tungsten(V) centres bridged by two chloride ligands. The W---W separation is 3.814 Å, which is non-bonding. The compound is isostructural with Nb2Cl10 and Mo2Cl10. The compound evaporates to give trigonal bipyramidal WCl5 monomers.[4]
References
- ^ "C&L Inventory". echa.europa.eu.
- ISBN 978-0-470-13172-5.
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