Tungsten(VI) oxytetrabromide

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Tungsten(VI) oxytetrabromide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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PubChem CID
  • InChI=1S/4BrH.O.W/h4*1H;;/q;;;;;+4/p-4
    Key: KKUANYDOAOHBGB-UHFFFAOYSA-J
  • InChI=1S/4BrH.O.W/h4*1H;;/q;;;;;+4/p-4
  • O=[W](Br)(Br)(Br)Br
Properties
WOBr4
Molar mass 519.46 g·mol−1
Appearancered crystals
Density 5.5 g/cm3
Melting point 277 °C (531 °F; 550 K)
Boiling point 327 °C (621 °F; 600 K)
reacts
Structure
tetragonal
Related compounds
Other anions
Tungsten(VI) oxytetrafluoride
Tungsten(VI) oxytetrachloride
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(VI) oxytetrabromide is the inorganic compound with the formula W O Br 4. This a red-brown, hygroscopic solid sublimes at elevated temperatures. It forms adducts with Lewis bases. The solid consists of weakly associated square pyramidal monomers. [2] The related tungsten(VI) oxytetrachloride has been more heavily studied. The compound is usually classified as an oxyhalide.

It can be produced by the reaction of tungsten hexabromide and tungsten trioxide: [3]

2 WBr6 + WO3 → 3 WOBr4

References

  1. Chambers, Michael. "ChemIDplus - 0013520779 - KKUANYDOAOHBGB-UHFFFAOYSA-J - Tungsten tetrabromide monoxide - Similar structures search, synonyms, formulas, resource links, and other chemical information". chem.nlm.nih.gov.
  2. 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.
  3. P.C. Crouch; G.W.A. Fowles; R.A. Walton (1970). "The high yield synthesis of the tungsten (VI) oxyhalides WOCl4, WOBr4 and WO2Cl2 and some observations on tungsten(VI) bromide and tungsten(V) chloride". Journal of Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry. 32 (1): 329–333. doi:10.1016/0022-1902(70)80475-4.