Cyclopentadienyltungsten tricarbonyl dimer
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IUPAC name bis(tricarbonyl[η5-cyclopentadienyl] | |
Other names cyclopentadienyl tungsten carbonyl dimer Bis(tricarbonylcyclopentadienyltungsten) | |
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3D model (JSmol) | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.149.757 |
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Properties | |
C16H10O6W2 | |
Molar mass | 665.93 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | red solid |
Density | 2.738 g/cm3 |
insoluble | |
Hazards | |
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH): | |
Main hazards | flammable |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). |
Cyclopentadienyltungsten tricarbonyl dimer is the organotungsten compound with the formula Cp2W2(CO)6, where Cp is C5H5. A dark red crystalline solid, it is the subject of research, although it has no or few practical uses.
Structure and synthesis
[edit]The molecule exists in two rotamers, gauche and anti.[1] The six CO ligands are terminal, and the W-W bond distance is 3.222 Å.[2] The compound is prepared by treatment of tungsten hexacarbonyl with sodium cyclopentadienide followed by oxidation of the resulting NaW(CO)3(C5H5).[3]
Related compounds
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Brian Mann (1997-01-06). "Fluxionality of Cp2Mo2(CO)6". University of Sheffield.
- ^ R. D. Adams, D. M. Collins, and F. A. Cotton (1974). "Molecular Structures and Barriers to Internal Rotation in Bis(η5 -cyclopentadienyl)hexacarbonylditungsten and Its Molybdenum Analog". Inorg. Chem. 13 (5): 1086–1090. doi:10.1021/ic50135a015.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Manning, A. R.; Hacket, Paul; Birdwhistell, Ralph (1990). "Hexacarbonylbis(η5-Cyclopentadienyl)Dichromium, Molybdenum, and Tungsten and their Analogs, M2(η5-C5H4R)2(CO)6 (M = Cr, Mo, and W; R = H, Me or PhCH2)". Inorganic Syntheses. 28: 148–149. doi:10.1002/9780470132593.ch39. ISBN 9780470132593.