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    Hexamethyltungsten is the chemical compound W(CH3)6 also written WMe6. Classified as a transition metal alkyl complex, hexamethyltungsten is an air-sensitive...
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    K.; Volden, H. V. (1990). "The coordination geometry of gaseous hexamethyltungsten is not octahedral". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 112 (11): 4547–4549. doi:10...
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  • Thumbnail for Trigonal prismatic molecular geometry
    participates in bonding and causes C3v distortion, like in W(CH3)6. Hexamethyltungsten (W(CH3)6) was the first example of a molecular trigonal prismatic...
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  • Thumbnail for Pentamethyltantalum
    inspired by the existence of pentaphenylphosphorus, and the discovery of hexamethyltungsten. The discoverer Richard R. Schrock considered tantalum to be a metallic...
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  • Thumbnail for Transition metal alkyl complexes
    bond was the homoleptic complex diethylzinc. Other examples include hexamethyltungsten, tetramethyltitanium, and tetranorbornylcobalt. Mixed ligand, or heteroleptic...
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  • Thumbnail for Organomolybdenum chemistry
    almost all organoMo compounds are known. Some notable examples include hexamethyltungsten and analogues of Schrock olefin metathesis catalysts. Many tungsten-based...
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