Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Tungsten hexachloride is the chemical compound of tungsten and chlorine with the formula WCl6. This dark violet blue species exists as a volatile solid under standard conditions. It is an important starting reagent in the preparation of tungsten compounds. WCl6 is a rare example of a charge-neutral hexachloride another example being ReCl6. Better known than WCl6 is the still more volatile WF6.As a d0 ion W(VI) forms diamagnetic derivatives.
