Molybdenum oxytetrachloride
Molybdenum oxytetrachloride is the inorganic compound with the formula MoOCl4. This thermally unstable, dark green solid is used to prepare other complexes of molybdenum. It adopts a square pyramidal structure of C4v symmetry. As for other Mo(VI) compounds, it is diamagnetic. It decomposes thermally to MoOCl3.
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.156.445 |
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| Cl4MoO | |
| Molar mass | 253.75 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | dark green solid |
| Melting point | 100–1 °C (212–34 °F; 373–274 K) |
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| Solubility | soluble in benzene and CS2 |
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Preparation
It is prepared by treating molybdenum pentachloride with oxygen.[1] It also arises by chlorination of molybdenum trioxide:[2]
- MoO3 + 2 SOCl2 → MoOCl4 + 2 SO2
See also
References
- Mallock, Alan K. (1967). "Molybdenum(VI) Oxide Chloride". Inorganic Syntheses. 10: 54–57. doi:10.1002/9780470132418.ch8.
- Nielson, A. J. (1985). "Tungsten and Molybdenum Tetrachloride Oxides". Inorganic Syntheses. 23: 195–199. doi:10.1002/9780470132548.ch41.
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