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The photolysis of bis(acetonitrile)tetrachlorotungsten in acetonitrile

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When WCl6 is dissolved in CH3CN it is reduced to WCl4(CH3CN)2 in a first-order process with a half-life of 52 s. Irradiation of the WCl4(CH3CN)2 solution at 365 nm yields WO2Cl2(CH3CN)2. Further irradiation of this solution with access to air yields a blue, partially reduced form of WO3 · 2H2O, which eventually precipitates.

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This work was supported by the US National Science Foundation, through Grant CHE-0079152.

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    Ryan J. Fante & Patrick E. Hoggard

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Fante, R.J., Hoggard, P.E. The photolysis of bis(acetonitrile)tetrachlorotungsten in acetonitrile. Transition Met Chem 33, 825–828 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11243-008-9117-4

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