Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Hexamethyltungsten is the chemical compound W(CH3)6. Classified as an organometallic compound hexamethyltungsten is an air-sensitive red crystalline solid at room temperature; however it is extremely volatile and sublimes at −30 °C. Owing to its six methyl groups it is extremely soluble in petroleum aromatic hydrocarbons ethers carbon disulfide and carbon tetrachloride.
