Tetrachloro (cyclopentadienyl) niobium

• Mixing benzene solutions of niobium (V) chloride and cyclopentadienyl (tributyl) tin :

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style="display:\; none;">S</span></span>}\mathsf{<span\; class="mwe-math-element"><span\; class="mwe-math-mathml-inline\; mwe-math-mathml-a11y"\; style="display:\; none;">n</span></span>}\mathsf{<span\; class="mwe-math-element"><span\; class="mwe-math-mathml-inline\; mwe-math-mathml-a11y"\; style="display:\; none;">(</span></span>}{\mathsf{<span\; class="mwe-math-element"><span\; class="mwe-math-mathml-inline\; mwe-math-mathml-a11y"\; style="display:\; none;">C</span></span>}}_{\mathsf{<span\; class="mwe-math-element"><span\; class="mwe-math-mathml-inline\; mwe-math-mathml-a11y"\; style="display:\; none;">four</span></span>}}{\mathsf{<span\; class="mwe-math-element"><span\; class="mwe-math-mathml-inline\; mwe-math-mathml-a11y"\; style="display:\; none;">H</span></span>}}_{\mathsf{<span\; class="mwe-math-element"><span\; class="mwe-math-mathml-inline\; mwe-math-mathml-a11y"\; style="display:\; none;">five</span></span>}}{\mathsf{<span\; class="mwe-math-element"><span\; class="mwe-math-mathml-inline\; mwe-math-mathml-a11y"\; style="display:\; none;">)</span></span>}}_{\mathsf{<span\; class="mwe-math-element"><span\; class="mwe-math-mathml-inline\; mwe-math-mathml-a11y"\; style="display:\; none;">3</span></span>}}\mathsf{<span\; class="mwe-math-element"><span\; class="mwe-math-mathml-inline\; mwe-math-mathml-a11y"\; style="display:\; none;">(</span></span>}{\mathsf{<span\; class="mwe-math-element"><span\; class="mwe-math-mathml-inline\; mwe-math-mathml-a11y"\; style="display:\; none;">C</span></span>}}_{\mathsf{<span\; class="mwe-math-element"><span\; class="mwe-math-mathml-inline\; mwe-math-mathml-a11y"\; style="display:\; none;">five</span></span>}}{\mathsf{<span\; class="mwe-math-element"><span\; class="mwe-math-mathml-inline\; mwe-math-mathml-a11y"\; style="display:\; none;">H</span></span>}}_{\mathsf{<span\; class="mwe-math-element"><span\; class="mwe-math-mathml-inline\; mwe-math-mathml-a11y"\; style="display:\; none;">five</span></span>}}\mathsf{<span\; class="mwe-math-element"><span\; class="mwe-math-mathml-inline\; mwe-math-mathml-a11y"\; style="display:\; none;">)</span></span>}\stackrel{\mathsf{<span\; class="mwe-math-element"><span\; class="mwe-math-mathml-inline\; mwe-math-mathml-a11y"\; style="display:\; none;">50</span></span>}\mathsf{<span\; class="mwe-math-element"><span\; class="mwe-math-mathml-inline\; mwe-math-mathml-a11y"\; style="display:\; none;">-</span></span>}{\mathsf{<span\; class="mwe-math-element"><span\; class="mwe-math-mathml-inline\; mwe-math-mathml-a11y"\; style="display:\; none;">70</span></span>}}^{\mathsf{<span\; class="mwe-math-element"><span\; class="mwe-math-mathml-inline\; mwe-math-mathml-a11y"\; style="display:\; none;">o</span></span>}}\mathsf{<span\; class="mwe-math-element"><span\; class="mwe-math-mathml-inline\; mwe-math-mathml-a11y"\; style="display:\; none;">C</span></span>}}{<span\; class="mwe-math-element"><span\; class="mwe-math-mathml-inline\; mwe-math-mathml-a11y"\; style="display:\; none;">\to </span></span>}\mathsf{<span\; 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none;">)</span></span>}}_{\mathsf{<span\; class="mwe-math-element"><span\; class="mwe-math-mathml-inline\; mwe-math-mathml-a11y"\; style="display:\; none;">3</span></span>}}\mathsf{<span\; class="mwe-math-element"><span\; class="mwe-math-mathml-inline\; mwe-math-mathml-a11y"\; style="display:\; none;">C</span></span>}\mathsf{<span\; class="mwe-math-element"><span\; class="mwe-math-mathml-inline\; mwe-math-mathml-a11y"\; style="display:\; none;">l</span></span>}}${\ displaystyle {\ mathsf {NbCl_ {5} + Sn (C_ {4} H_ {5}) _ {3} (C_ {5} H_ {5}) \ {\ xrightarrow {50-70 ^ {o} C }} \ Nb (C_ {5} H_ {5}) Cl_ {4} \ downarrow + Sn (C_ {4} H_ {5}) _ {3} Cl}}}  

Tetrachloro (cyclopentadienyl) niobium forms brown-red crystals and is easily hydrolyzed in water.

Not soluble in organic solvents.

• Chemical Encyclopedia / Editorial Board: Knunyants I.L. et al. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1992. - T. 3. - 639 p. - ISBN 5-82270-039-8 .
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