Tungsten pentoxide

Tungsten pentoxide (W₂O₅) was reported in early literature but proved to have the stoichiometry W₁₈O₄₉.[1] Sometimes called mineral blue, it is a blue solid formed by the reaction of tungsten trioxide, WO₃, and tungsten metal at 700 °C.[1]

Intermediate oxides of tungsten

There are a number of these unusual intermediate oxides formed from reacting metal and trioxide namely, W₂₀O₅₈, W₂₄O₇₀.[1] W₁₈O₄₉ contains both octahedral and pentagonal bipyramidal co-ordination of the metal atoms by oxygen.[1]

See also

• Tungsten(III) oxide
• Tungsten(IV) oxide
• Tungsten(VI) oxide

References

1. Wells A.F. (1984) Structural Inorganic Chemistry 5th edition Oxford Science Publications ISBN 0-19-855370-6