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Tungsten compounds: ditungsten decachloride

The tungsten in ditungsten decachloride formally is in the oxidation state 5.

Ditungsten decachloride

Formula as often written: [WCl₅]₂
Hill system formula: Cl₁₀W₂
CAS registry number: [13470-14-9]
Formula weight: 722.207
Class: chloride

Synonyms

ditungsten decachloride
tungsten(V) chloride
ditungsten chloride
tungsten chloride
tungsten pentachloride

Physical properties

Colour: dark green or black
Appearance: crystalline solid
Melting point: 242°C; 248°C
Boiling point: 286°C
Density: 3.875

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Element analysis

Element percentages for the elements in ditungsten decachloride
Element	%
Cl	49.09
W	50.91

Synthesis

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Isotope pattern

What follows is the calculated isotope pattern for the [WCl₅]₂ unit with the most intense ion set to 100%.

Formula: W₂Cl₁₀

mass  %
712   0.0 
713   0.0 
714   2.7 _
715   2.9 _
716  15.5 ________
717  12.5 ______
718  43.7 ______________________
719  26.9 _____________
720  78.6 _______________________________________
721  36.4 __________________
722 100.0 __________________________________________________
723  33.6 _________________
724  94.3 _______________________________________________
725  21.9 ___________
726  67.1 __________________________________
727  10.3 _____
728  36.2 __________________
729   3.5 __
730  14.8 _______
731   0.8 
732   4.5 __
733   0.1 
734   1.0 
735   0.0 
736   0.2 
737   0.0 
738   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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