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Tungsten(II) chloride
Tungsten chloride
is the
inorganic compound
with the
formula
W
6
Cl
12
. It is a
polymeric
cluster compound
.
The material
dissolves
in
concentrated
hydrochloric acid
,
forming
2
x
.
Heating
this
salt
gives
yellow-brown W
6
Cl
12
. The
structural chemistry
resembles that observed for
molybdenum chloride
.
Tungsten
chloride
is prepared by
reduction
of the hexachloride.
Bismuth
is a
typical
reductant: