Tungsten(VI) oxytetrabromide

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| Name = Tungsten(VI) oxytetrabromide

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| CASNo = 13520-77-9

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| PubChem = 139485

| InChI = 1S/4BrH.O.W/h4*1H;;/q;;;;;+4/p-4

| StdInChI=1S/4BrH.O.W/h4*1H;;/q;;;;;+4/p-4

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| SMILES = O=[W](Br)(Br)(Br)Br

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| Formula = WOBr4

| MolarMass = 519.46 g/mol

| Appearance = red crystals

| Density = 5.5 g/cm3

| MeltingPtC = 277

| BoilingPtC = 327

| Solubility = reacts

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| CrystalStruct = tetragonal

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| OtherAnions = Tungsten(VI) oxytetrafluoride
Tungsten(VI) oxytetrachloride

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Tungsten(VI) oxytetrabromide is the inorganic compound with the formula WOBr4. This a red-brown, hygroscopic solid sublimes at elevated temperatures. It forms adducts with Lewis bases. The solid consists of weakly associated square pyramidal monomers.{{cite journal | last1 = Hess | first1 = H. | last2 = Hartung | first2 = H. | year = 1966 | title = Die Kristallstruktur von Wolframoxidchlorid WOCl4 und Wolframoxidbromid WOBr4 | journal = Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. | volume = 34 | issue = 3–4| pages = 157–166 | doi =10.1002/zaac.19663440306}} The related tungsten(VI) oxytetrachloride has been more heavily studied. The compound is usually classified as an oxyhalide.

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