Tungsten(V) chloride

Tungsten pentachloride

Black solid

Fixed

3.88 g · cm -3

253 ° C

286 ° C

Reacts with water

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Tungsten ( V) chloride is an inorganic chemical compound of the tungsten from the group of chlorides.

Production and representation

Tungsten ( V) chloride can be extracted from light by the reaction of tungsten (VI ) chloride with hydrogen at 350-400 ° C or at 100 ° C using tetrachloroethene.

Properties

Tungsten ( V) chloride is a black paramagnetic solid that is extremely hygroscopic. In water it decomposes immediately and is slightly soluble in dry carbon disulfide. Dimeric compound has a crystal structure isotypic with that of molybdenum ( V) chloride.