Vanadium hexacarbonyl

Vanadium hexacarbonyl
Vanadium hexacarbonyl
Names
IUPAC name
hexacarbonylvanadium(0)
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
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UNII
  • O=C=[V](=C=O)(=C=O)(=C=O)(=C=O)=C=O
Properties
C6O6V
Molar mass 219.00 g/mol
Appearance blue-green crystals
yellow solutions
Density 1.7 g/cm3
Melting point decomposes
Boiling point sublimes at 50 °C (122 °F; 323 K) (15 mmHg)
insoluble
Solubility in other solvents 5 g/L hexane;
more soluble in dichloromethane
Structure
orthorhombic
octahedral
0 D
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
CO source
Related compounds
Related compounds
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Vanadium hexacarbonyl is the inorganic compound with the formula V(CO)6. It is a blue-black volatile solid. This highly reactive species is noteworthy from theoretical perspectives as a rare isolable homoleptic metal carbonyl that is paramagnetic. Most species with the formula Mx(CO)y follow the 18-electron rule, whereas V(CO)6 has 17 valence electrons.[1]

  1. ^ Elschenbroich, C.; Salzer, A. (1992). Organometallics: A Concise Introduction (2nd ed.). Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. ISBN 3-527-28165-7.