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'''Tungsten hexacarbonyl''' (also called '''tungsten carbonyl''') is the chemical compound with the formula W(CO)<sub>6</sub>. This complex gave rise to the first example of a dihydrogen complex.<ref name = "Kubas">Kubas, G. J., Metal Dihydrogen and σ-Bond Complexes, Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers: New York, 2001.</ref> '''Tungsten hexacarbonyl''' (also called '''tungsten carbonyl''') is an ] with the formula W(CO)<sub>6</sub>. This complex gave rise to the first example of a ].<ref name = "Kubas">Kubas, G. J., Metal Dihydrogen and σ-Bond Complexes, Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers: New York, 2001</ref>


This colorless compound, like its ] and ] analogs, is noteworthy as a volatile, air-stable derivative of ] in its zero oxidation state. Like its ] and ] analogs, this colorless compound is noteworthy as a volatile, air-stable derivative of ] in its zero oxidation state.


==Preparation, properties, and structure== ==Preparation, properties, and structure==
W(CO)<sub>6</sub> is prepared by the ] of ] under a pressure of ]. It would be rare to prepare this inexpensive compound in the laboratory because the apparatus is expensive and the compound can be purchased cheaply. The compound is relatively air-stable. It is sparingly soluble in nonpolar organic solvents. Tungsten carbonyl is widely used in ] technique - it is easily vaporized and decomposed by the electron beam providing a convenient source of tungsten atoms.<ref name="r1">{{cite journal| title = Focused, Nanoscale Electron-Beam-Induced Deposition and Etching| doi = 10.1080/10408430600930438 | journal = Critical Reviews of Solid State and Materials Sciences | volume = 31 | year = 2006| page = 55| last1 = Randolph| first1 = S.| last2 = Fowlkes| first2 = J.| last3 = Rack| first3 = P.}}</ref> Like many ]s, W(CO)<sub>6</sub> is generally prepared by "reductive carbonylation", which involves the reduction of a metal halide with under an atmosphere of ]. As described in a 2023 survey of methods "most cost-effective routes for the synthesis of group 6 hexacarbonyls are based on the reduction of the metal chlorides (CrCl<sub>3</sub>, MoCl<sub>5</sub> or WCl<sub>6</sub>) with magnesium, zinc or aluminium powders... under CO pressures".<ref>{{cite journal |doi=10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214983|title=Group 6 Carbonyl Complexes of N,O,P-Ligands as Precursors of High-Valent Metal-Oxo Catalysts for Olefin Epoxidation |year=2023 |last1=Bruno |first1=Sofia M. |last2=Valente |first2=Anabela A. |last3=Gonçalves |first3=Isabel S. |last4=Pillinger |first4=Martyn |journal=Coordination Chemistry Reviews |volume=478 |page=214983 |s2cid=255329673 |doi-access=free |hdl=10773/40120 |hdl-access=free }}</ref> The compound is relatively air-stable. It is sparingly soluble in nonpolar organic solvents. Tungsten carbonyl is widely used in ] technique - it is easily vaporized and decomposed by the electron beam providing a convenient source of tungsten atoms.<ref name="r1">{{cite journal| title = Focused, Nanoscale Electron-Beam-Induced Deposition and Etching| doi = 10.1080/10408430600930438 | journal = Critical Reviews of Solid State and Materials Sciences | volume = 31 | year = 2006| page = 55| last1 = Randolph| first1 = S.| last2 = Fowlkes| first2 = J.| last3 = Rack| first3 = P.| issue = 3| bibcode = 2006CRSSM..31...55R | s2cid = 93769658}}</ref>


W(CO)<sub>6</sub> adopts an ] consisting of six rod-like CO ]s radiating from the central W atom with ] 0 ]. W(CO)<sub>6</sub> adopts an ] consisting of six rod-like CO ]s radiating from the central W atom with ] 0 ].


==Reactivity== ==Reactivity==
All reactions of W(CO)<sub>6</sub> commence with displacement of some CO ligands in W(CO)<sub>6</sub>. W(CO)<sub>6</sub> behaves similarly to the Mo(CO)<sub>6</sub> but tends to form compounds that are kinetically more robust. All reactions of W(CO)<sub>6</sub> commence with displacement of some CO ligands in W(CO)<sub>6</sub>. W(CO)<sub>6</sub> behaves similarly to the Mo(CO)<sub>6</sub> but tends to form compounds that are kinetically more robust. ] ((C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>5</sub>.)<sub>2</sub>W<sub>2</sub>(CO)<sub>6</sub>) is produced from W(CO)<sub>6</sub>.]]


Treatment of tungsten hexacarbonyl with ] followed by oxidation of the resulting NaW(CO)<sub>3</sub>(C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>5</sub>) gives ].<ref>{{cite book |first1=A. R.|last1= Manning|first2=Paul|last2=Hacket |first3=Ralph|last3=Birdwhistell| year = 1990 | title = Hexacarbonylbis(η<sup>5</sup>-Cyclopentadienyl)Dichromium, Molybdenum, and Tungsten and their Analogs, M<sub>2</sub>(η<sup>5</sup>-C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>4</sub>R)<sub>2</sub>(CO)<sub>6</sub> (M = Cr, Mo, and W; R = H, Me or PhCH<sub>2</sub>) | series = ] | volume = 28 | pages = 148–149 | doi = 10.1002/9780470132593.ch39|isbn= 978-0-470-13259-3}}</ref>
One derivative is the dihydrogen complex W(CO)<sub>3</sub><sub>2</sub>(H<sub>2</sub>) reported in 1982 by Kubas.<ref name="Kubas" />


One derivative is the ] W(CO)<sub>3</sub><sub>2</sub>(H<sub>2</sub>).<ref name="Kubas" />
Three of these CO ligands can be displaced by acetonitrile.<ref>Kubas, G. J. and van der Sluys, L. S., "TricarbonylTris(nitrile) Complexes of Cr, Mo, and W", Inorganic Syntheses, 1990, 28, 29-33, {{doi|10.1002/9780470132593.ch6}}.</ref>

Three of these CO ligands can be displaced by acetonitrile.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Kubas|first1=G. J.|last2=van der Sluys|first2=L. S.|title=Inorganic Syntheses|chapter=TricarbonylTris(nitrile) Complexes of Cr, Mo, and W|year=1990|volume=28|pages=29–33|doi=10.1002/9780470132593.ch6|isbn=978-0-470-13259-3}}</ref>
W(CO)<sub>6</sub> has been used to desulfurize organosulfur compounds and as a precursor to catalysts for ]. W(CO)<sub>6</sub> has been used to desulfurize organosulfur compounds and as a precursor to catalysts for ].


==Safety and handling== ==Safety and handling==
Like all metal carbonyls, W(CO)<sub>6</sub> is dangerous source of volatile metal as well as CO. Like all metal carbonyls, W(CO)<sub>6</sub> is a dangerous source of volatile metal as well as CO.

==References== ==References==
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