Acta Cryst. (2005). E61, m1789-m1791  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536805025560 ]

Pentacarbonyl(N,N-dimethylbenzylamine)tungsten

T. Mahmud, J. Iqbal, M. Irshad, M. R. J. Elsegood and V. McKee

Abstract: The title compound, [W(C₉H₁₃N)(CO)₅], was prepared by irradiation of W(CO)₆ in tetrahydrofuran in the presence of N,N-dimethylbenzylamine. The geometry at the W atom is approximately octahedral, with the cis bond angles in the range 86.3 (3)-95.6 (2)°. The bond to the tertiary amine is long [2.371 (5) Å] and, as might be expected, the bond to the trans carbonyl is quite short [W-C = 1.964 (7) Å]. The remaining W-CO bonds lie in the range 2.033 (6)-2.049 (6) Å. Similar bonding patterns have been observed in related W(CO)₅(amine) complexes,

Online 17 August 2005

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