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Tungsten compounds: tungsten hexachloride

The tungsten in tungsten hexachloride formally is in the oxidation state 6.

Tungsten hexachloride

Formula as often written: WCl₆
Hill system formula: Cl₆W₁
CAS registry number: [13283-01-7]
Formula weight: 396.556
Class: chloride

Synonyms

tungsten hexachloride
tungsten(VI) chloride
tungsten chloride

Physical properties

Colour: dark blue or purple
Appearance: crystalline solid
Melting point: 275°C
Boiling point: 346°C, 337°C
Density: 3520 kg m^-3

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Element analysis

Element percentages for the elements in tungsten hexachloride
Element	%
Cl	53.64
W	46.36

Synthesis

Not available

Solid state structure

Geometry of tungsten:
Prototypical structure:

Crystal structure of tungsten hexachloride

Isotope pattern

What follows is the calculated isotope pattern for the WCl₆ unit with the most intense ion set to 100%.

Formula: W₁Cl₆

mass  %
390   0.1 
391   0.0 
392  20.8 __________
393  11.2 ______
394  63.6 ________________________________
395  21.5 ___________
396 100.0 __________________________________________________
397  17.2 _________
398  93.2 _______________________________________________
399   7.3 ____
400  53.2 ___________________________
401   1.8 _
402  18.8 _________
403   0.2 
404   4.0 __
405   0.0 
406   0.5 
407   0.0 
408   0.0

References

The data on these compounds pages are assembled and adapted from the primary literature and several other sources including the following.

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A.F. Wells in Structural inorganic chemistry, 4th edition, Oxford, UK, 1975.
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