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Molybdenum(VI) chloride
Molybdenum chloride
is the
inorganic compound
with the
formula
MoCl
6
. It is a
black
diamagnetic
solid
. The
molecules
adopt
an
octahedral
structure
as seen in
tungsten chloride
.
Preparation and
reactions
Molybdenum
chloride
is prepared from the
molybdenum hexafluoride
with
excess
boron
trichloride:
It is
unstable
at
room temperature
with respect to
molybdenum chloride
and decomposition completes within several days: