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| Other names Tungsten dioxide | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.031.662  |
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| Properties | |
Chemical formula | WO2 |
| Molar mass | 215.839 g/mol |
| Appearance | bronze solid |
| Density | 10.8 g/cm3 |
| Melting point | 1,700 °C (3,090 °F; 1,970 K) decomposes |
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| 5.7×10−5 cm3/mol | |
| Structure | |
Crystal structure | Distorted rutile, (monoclinic), mP12, Space group P21/c, No 14 |
| Hazards | |
| Flash point | Non-flammable |
| Related compounds | |
Other anions | Tungsten disulfide |
Other cations | Chromium(IV) oxide Molybdenum(IV) oxide |
| Tungsten(III) oxide Tungsten(VI) oxide | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
Tungsten(IV) oxide is the chemical compound with the formula WO2. The bronze-colored solid crystallizes in a monoclinic cell.[1] The rutile-like structure features distorted octahedral WO6 centers with alternate short W–W bonds (248 pm).[1] Each tungsten center has the d2 configuration, which gives the material a high electrical conductivity.
WO2 is prepared by reduction of WO3 with tungsten powder over the course of 40 hours at 900 °C. An intermediate in this reaction is the partially reduced, mixed valence species W18O49.
- 2 WO3 + W → 3 WO2
The molybdenum analogue MoO2 is prepared similarly. Single crystals are obtained by chemical transport technique using iodine. Iodine transports the WO2 in the form of the volatile species WO2I2.[2]
References
- ^ a b Wells, A. F. (1984), Structural Inorganic Chemistry (5th ed.), Oxford: Clarendon Press, ISBN 0-19-855370-6
- ^ Conroy, L. E.; Ben-Dor, L. (1995), "Molybdenum(IV) Oxide and Tungsten(IV) Oxides Single-Crystals", Inorg. Synth., Inorganic Syntheses, 30: 105–07, doi:10.1002/9780470132616.ch21, ISBN 0-471-30508-1