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Tungsten(VI) oxytetrabromide

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Formula
  
WOBr4

Density
  
5.5 g/cm³

Melting point
  
277 °C

Molar mass
  
519.46 g/mol

Boiling point
  
327 °C

Appearance
  
red crystals

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. The related tungsten(VI) oxytetrachloride has been more heavily studied. The compound is usually classified as an oxyhalide.

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Tungsten(VI) oxytetrabromide Wikipedia